Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-14884
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014884
Alternate number:
21 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4428
Description:
Ibeji (twin figure); standing male, reddish brown patinated wood; self base; carved ridge down center of head has engraved chevrons on it; brown shell and blue glass bead strand hangs from left arm, red/white striped beads over right wrist, striped whitish translucent beads and others around neck.
Donor:
Joan Wescott
Collection place:
Ijebu State, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Ejebu State; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Joan Wescott
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Glass (material), Shell (animal material), and 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:
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 26 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14884, described as Ibeji (twin figure); standing male, reddish brown patinated wood; self base; carved ridge down center of head has engraved chevrons on it; brown shell and blue glass bead strand hangs from left arm, red/white striped beads over right wrist, striped whitish translucent beads and others around neck.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14884, described as Ibeji (twin figure); standing male, reddish brown patinated wood; self base; carved ridge down center of head has engraved chevrons on it; brown shell and blue glass bead strand hangs from left arm, red/white striped beads over right wrist, striped whitish translucent beads and others around neck.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14884, described as Ibeji (twin figure); standing male, reddish brown patinated wood; self base; carved ridge down center of head has engraved chevrons on it; brown shell and blue glass bead strand hangs from left arm, red/white striped beads over right wrist, striped whitish translucent beads and others around neck.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14884, described as Ibeji (twin figure); standing male, reddish brown patinated wood; self base; carved ridge down center of head has engraved chevrons on it; brown shell and blue glass bead strand hangs from left arm, red/white striped beads over right wrist, striped whitish translucent beads and others around neck.

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