Object type: ethnography / Collection place: Oyo State, Nigeria / Donor: Joan Wescott - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 5-15213, described as amulet for wrist; anthropomorphic fig. of reddish brown patinated wood in varicolored glass seed bead wrap; only head w/ lg. perforation is visible; l. 7.7 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Dancing staff, accession number 5-15217, described as dancing staff; reddish brown encrusted wood; standing female w/ shell bead band at abdomen, iron ringlet at neck and left ankle, red and white bead strand below ringlet; carved w/ double-bladed axe motif above head, axe has two engraved eyes (?) on front; l. 71.3 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Emblems, accession number 5-15212a,b, described as emblems (Ogboni Society); pr. standing anthropomorphic bronze castings; one male, one female, attached by metal chain*; each on spike-like handle w/ double axe-blades at top; l. a) male 24.5 cm., (b) female 24.3 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14891, described as Ibeji (twin figure), "old style", standing female with self base; patinated reddish brown wood, prominent "belly button" with engraved rays shooting out from it; strand of red beads and another of brown shell beads around abdomen; strand of blue and of brown glass beads and another strand of brown shell beads around neck; four-peaked coiffure with centred shorter peak with traces of blue pigmentation.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14867a, described as Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); standing figures, patinated wood, self bases; (a) male: beads around neck, abdomen, arms, ankles (3 brass armlets around left arm); minor split in base; (b) female: beads around wrists, ankles and abdomen.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14869b, described as Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); standing reddish brown patinated male and female, self base, each with single anklet of striped red/white/blue glass beads; hairstyles darker in color; (a) male, (b) female, collar of two tubular carnelian beads and brown shell beads.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14894, described as Ibeji (twin figure); standing male, reddish brown patinated wood; engraved rays shoot out from "belly button"; strand of red/white/blue, red, blue beads around neck; string of red/white blue beads around left wrist and green/white/red and two reds and one blue bead around right wrist; elaborate peaked and grooved coiffure.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14879, described as Ibeji (twin figure); female with self base; peaked cap with some blue pigment, three stacked triangles in low relief on either side of cap; single strand black and white glass beads over abdomen, two strands of tubular red glass (?) and black and white glass beads around neck.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14892, described as Ibeji (twin figure); patinated reddish brown wood; standing male with self base; unbilical hernia; string of vari-colored beads and another of green beads around abdomen; red/white/blue necklace; white bone beads and red/white/blue bead string around left wrist; grooved coiffure with old termite damage.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14867b, described as Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); standing figures, patinated wood, self bases; (a) male: beads around neck, abdomen, arms, ankles (3 brass armlets around left arm); minor split in base; (b) female: beads around wrists, ankles and abdomen.