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Start Over Object name Ere ibeji figures Culture or time period African cultures Materials Hair (material)
Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-15913a,b, described as Carving, ibejis. Standing male and female figures on square self-bases. Burned in holes in eyes. Egg-shaped heads in profile. Hairdos incised and colored dark blue. Protruding lips and belly buttons. Hands not attached to legs, but curl inwards. (a) Male had triangular shaped cloth around waist, tied in front that doesn't cover the buttocks. Has some cracks on belly. Hair is a thin "mohawk" (meneugu) hairdo. (b) Female hair has a negative space in the back implying a braid. Neither appear to have been used, there is no sign of wear of patina.

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