Object class: Ere ibeji / Donor: Joan Wescott / Materials: Wood (plant material) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14897, described as Ibeji (twin figure); standing male, reddish brown patinated wood on ridged, thick individual platforms; sandals in low relief; filed teeth; U-shaped cap with vertical series of triangles (one on each side); no beads.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14869a, 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 5-14870b, described as Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); standing reddish brown patinated male and female, lavishly embellished with beads; metal stud in each eye, self bases; each figure has strand of alternating blue and pink glass "vertebrae" beads on abdomen and tubular strand around neck; elaborate crested coiffures; (a) male, (b) female, engraved lizards on arms.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14888, described as Ibeji (twin figure); standing female figure with self base with zigzags around edge; blue and red glass beads around neck, abdomen and both wrists (all tubular); tiny white and red/white/blue beads (one strand of each = two) around both ankles; quatrefoil openwork coiffure with blue pigmentation.

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 5-14883, described as Ibeji (twin figure); standing male, reddish brown patinated wood, columnar style; two brass rings at base of left arm, one on right; brass ring with extra rings on each ankle; single strand red stone/glass beads (some missing) on cotton string around neck; blue pigment on coiffure.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14900a, described as Ibeji (twin figures), a pair; standing male and female, each reddish brown patinated wood heavily encrusted with reddish brown mud-like material; self bases; crested, ridged coiffures; (a) male: white metal stud through center of each eye; single strand of bone (?) "vertebrae" beads and another of red/white/blue glass beads around abdomen; translucent beads around left wrist, blue beads around right wrist; (b) standing female; same beads as (a); white metal studs through eyes.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14901a, described as Figures, a pair; Eshu-Elegba figures, male and female, wood painted black; each holding pair of phallic-like long-necked calabashes; base/handle of both cut off and missing; (a) male: coiffure with edge of crest damaged; red glass bead necklace; kneeling; columns of zigzags and triangles on pubic apron; (b) female: red glass bead necklace with white stripes; kneeling; open four-point coiffure.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14878a,b, described as Ibeji (twin figure) with stand; (a) standing male, serious old termite damage to coiffure and original base; reddish brown wood, bulging eyes, engraved triangle below neck; (b) replacement base; rectangular wood stand with center cut out to conform to base of (a).

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.