Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-15911
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
2150 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4677
Description:
Carving, ibeji. Standing male on round self base. Most of genitalia missing. Protruding lips, face somewhat worn. Hairdo stacked on top of head with vertical incisions, height of hair equals 1/2 of the head. Incised lines on both sides of face, 4 are vertical, then diagonal. One line (closest to ear) is only vertical. Flat torso, stylized. Inside of hands attached to upper thigh, negative space between torso and arms.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Oshogbo, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba; Possibly from Oshogbo, due to style in Ibeji by Mareidi and Gert Stoll, Munich, 1980.
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 24 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15911, described as Carving, ibeji. Standing male on round self base. Most of genitalia missing. Protruding lips, face somewhat worn. Hairdo stacked on top of head with vertical incisions, height of hair equals 1/2 of the head. Incised lines on both sides of face, 4 are vertical, then diagonal. One line (closest to ear) is only vertical. Flat torso, stylized. Inside of hands attached to upper thigh, negative space between torso and arms.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15911, described as Carving, ibeji. Standing male on round self base. Most of genitalia missing. Protruding lips, face somewhat worn. Hairdo stacked on top of head with vertical incisions, height of hair equals 1/2 of the head. Incised lines on both sides of face, 4 are vertical, then diagonal. One line (closest to ear) is only vertical. Flat torso, stylized. Inside of hands attached to upper thigh, negative space between torso and arms.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15911, described as Carving, ibeji. Standing male on round self base. Most of genitalia missing. Protruding lips, face somewhat worn. Hairdo stacked on top of head with vertical incisions, height of hair equals 1/2 of the head. Incised lines on both sides of face, 4 are vertical, then diagonal. One line (closest to ear) is only vertical. Flat torso, stylized. Inside of hands attached to upper thigh, negative space between torso and arms.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15911, described as Carving, ibeji. Standing male on round self base. Most of genitalia missing. Protruding lips, face somewhat worn. Hairdo stacked on top of head with vertical incisions, height of hair equals 1/2 of the head. Incised lines on both sides of face, 4 are vertical, then diagonal. One line (closest to ear) is only vertical. Flat torso, stylized. Inside of hands attached to upper thigh, negative space between torso and arms.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15911, described as Carving, ibeji. Standing male on round self base. Most of genitalia missing. Protruding lips, face somewhat worn. Hairdo stacked on top of head with vertical incisions, height of hair equals 1/2 of the head. Incised lines on both sides of face, 4 are vertical, then diagonal. One line (closest to ear) is only vertical. Flat torso, stylized. Inside of hands attached to upper thigh, negative space between torso and arms.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15911, described as Carving, ibeji. Standing male on round self base. Most of genitalia missing. Protruding lips, face somewhat worn. Hairdo stacked on top of head with vertical incisions, height of hair equals 1/2 of the head. Incised lines on both sides of face, 4 are vertical, then diagonal. One line (closest to ear) is only vertical. Flat torso, stylized. Inside of hands attached to upper thigh, negative space between torso and arms.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15911, described as Carving, ibeji. Standing male on round self base. Most of genitalia missing. Protruding lips, face somewhat worn. Hairdo stacked on top of head with vertical incisions, height of hair equals 1/2 of the head. Incised lines on both sides of face, 4 are vertical, then diagonal. One line (closest to ear) is only vertical. Flat torso, stylized. Inside of hands attached to upper thigh, negative space between torso and arms.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15911, described as Carving, ibeji. Standing male on round self base. Most of genitalia missing. Protruding lips, face somewhat worn. Hairdo stacked on top of head with vertical incisions, height of hair equals 1/2 of the head. Incised lines on both sides of face, 4 are vertical, then diagonal. One line (closest to ear) is only vertical. Flat torso, stylized. Inside of hands attached to upper thigh, negative space between torso and arms.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15911, described as Carving, ibeji. Standing male on round self base. Most of genitalia missing. Protruding lips, face somewhat worn. Hairdo stacked on top of head with vertical incisions, height of hair equals 1/2 of the head. Incised lines on both sides of face, 4 are vertical, then diagonal. One line (closest to ear) is only vertical. Flat torso, stylized. Inside of hands attached to upper thigh, negative space between torso and arms.

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