Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-14890
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014890
Alternate number:
27 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4428
Description:
Ibeji (twin figure), standing female with self base; reddish brown patinated wood, yellowish brown head, coiffure comprises five grooved cones; two strands beads embedded at abdomen, four cowries around right wrist, single strand of red/white/blue fine tubular beads around neck; thick laters of reddish material around much of body and stand.
Donor:
Joan Wescott
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Joan Wescott
Collection date:
unknown
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:
July 25, 1989
Context of use:
Carved upon the death of a twin or twins. See accession envelope for additional information, including xerox from Fagg et al, Yoruba Sculpture of West Africa.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 29.3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14890, described as Ibeji (twin figure), standing female with self base; reddish brown patinated wood, yellowish brown head, coiffure comprises five grooved cones; two strands beads embedded at abdomen, four cowries around right wrist, single strand of red/white/blue fine tubular beads around neck; thick laters of reddish material around much of body and stand.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14890, described as Ibeji (twin figure), standing female with self base; reddish brown patinated wood, yellowish brown head, coiffure comprises five grooved cones; two strands beads embedded at abdomen, four cowries around right wrist, single strand of red/white/blue fine tubular beads around neck; thick laters of reddish material around much of body and stand.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14890, described as Ibeji (twin figure), standing female with self base; reddish brown patinated wood, yellowish brown head, coiffure comprises five grooved cones; two strands beads embedded at abdomen, four cowries around right wrist, single strand of red/white/blue fine tubular beads around neck; thick laters of reddish material around much of body and stand.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14890, described as Ibeji (twin figure), standing female with self base; reddish brown patinated wood, yellowish brown head, coiffure comprises five grooved cones; two strands beads embedded at abdomen, four cowries around right wrist, single strand of red/white/blue fine tubular beads around neck; thick laters of reddish material around much of body and stand.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14890, described as Ibeji (twin figure), standing female with self base; reddish brown patinated wood, yellowish brown head, coiffure comprises five grooved cones; two strands beads embedded at abdomen, four cowries around right wrist, single strand of red/white/blue fine tubular beads around neck; thick laters of reddish material around much of body and stand.

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