Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-6288
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
23 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2222
Description:
doll; male; medium dark brown wood; black and red bead waist band; hair very worn and chipped, leaving only traces of indigo paint; base chipped in back; h. 25 cm.
Donor:
Philip Peek and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Purchased from Yoruba trader in Ibadan; uncertain of origin
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Philip Peek
Collection date:
December 1965
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ere ibeji
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1966
Context of use:
Represents a twin
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 25 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: 25-6676
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-6288, described as doll; male; medium dark brown wood; black and red bead waist band; hair very worn and chipped, leaving only traces of indigo paint; base chipped in back; h. 25 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-6288, described as doll; male; medium dark brown wood; black and red bead waist band; hair very worn and chipped, leaving only traces of indigo paint; base chipped in back; h. 25 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-6288, described as doll; male; medium dark brown wood; black and red bead waist band; hair very worn and chipped, leaving only traces of indigo paint; base chipped in back; h. 25 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-6288, described as doll; male; medium dark brown wood; black and red bead waist band; hair very worn and chipped, leaving only traces of indigo paint; base chipped in back; h. 25 cm.

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