Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-15912
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
1355 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4677
Description:
Carving. Standing female figure on irregular shaped self base. Rounded shoulders taper into wrists. Little attention paid to the carving of the fingers and toes. Very large eyes. Hair is helmet-like with worn incised pattern going downwards from the crown. Conical shaped breasts. Negative space between legs, arms; hands free from the body. Ears are above the eyes and set back on the head. Pit on center of left arm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and 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:
December 15, 1995
Context of use:
Traditionally carved upon the death of a twin or twins.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 16 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15912, described as Carving. Standing female figure on irregular shaped self base. Rounded shoulders taper into wrists. Little attention paid to the carving of the fingers and toes. Very large eyes. Hair is helmet-like with worn incised pattern going downwards from the crown. Conical shaped breasts. Negative space between legs, arms; hands free from the body. Ears are above the eyes and set back on the head. Pit on center of left arm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15912, described as Carving. Standing female figure on irregular shaped self base. Rounded shoulders taper into wrists. Little attention paid to the carving of the fingers and toes. Very large eyes. Hair is helmet-like with worn incised pattern going downwards from the crown. Conical shaped breasts. Negative space between legs, arms; hands free from the body. Ears are above the eyes and set back on the head. Pit on center of left arm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15912, described as Carving. Standing female figure on irregular shaped self base. Rounded shoulders taper into wrists. Little attention paid to the carving of the fingers and toes. Very large eyes. Hair is helmet-like with worn incised pattern going downwards from the crown. Conical shaped breasts. Negative space between legs, arms; hands free from the body. Ears are above the eyes and set back on the head. Pit on center of left arm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15912, described as Carving. Standing female figure on irregular shaped self base. Rounded shoulders taper into wrists. Little attention paid to the carving of the fingers and toes. Very large eyes. Hair is helmet-like with worn incised pattern going downwards from the crown. Conical shaped breasts. Negative space between legs, arms; hands free from the body. Ears are above the eyes and set back on the head. Pit on center of left arm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15912, described as Carving. Standing female figure on irregular shaped self base. Rounded shoulders taper into wrists. Little attention paid to the carving of the fingers and toes. Very large eyes. Hair is helmet-like with worn incised pattern going downwards from the crown. Conical shaped breasts. Negative space between legs, arms; hands free from the body. Ears are above the eyes and set back on the head. Pit on center of left arm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15912, described as Carving. Standing female figure on irregular shaped self base. Rounded shoulders taper into wrists. Little attention paid to the carving of the fingers and toes. Very large eyes. Hair is helmet-like with worn incised pattern going downwards from the crown. Conical shaped breasts. Negative space between legs, arms; hands free from the body. Ears are above the eyes and set back on the head. Pit on center of left arm.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15912, described as Carving. Standing female figure on irregular shaped self base. Rounded shoulders taper into wrists. Little attention paid to the carving of the fingers and toes. Very large eyes. Hair is helmet-like with worn incised pattern going downwards from the crown. Conical shaped breasts. Negative space between legs, arms; hands free from the body. Ears are above the eyes and set back on the head. Pit on center of left arm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15912, described as Carving. Standing female figure on irregular shaped self base. Rounded shoulders taper into wrists. Little attention paid to the carving of the fingers and toes. Very large eyes. Hair is helmet-like with worn incised pattern going downwards from the crown. Conical shaped breasts. Negative space between legs, arms; hands free from the body. Ears are above the eyes and set back on the head. Pit on center of left arm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15912, described as Carving. Standing female figure on irregular shaped self base. Rounded shoulders taper into wrists. Little attention paid to the carving of the fingers and toes. Very large eyes. Hair is helmet-like with worn incised pattern going downwards from the crown. Conical shaped breasts. Negative space between legs, arms; hands free from the body. Ears are above the eyes and set back on the head. Pit on center of left arm.

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