Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-15660
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015660
Alternate number:
1233 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4614
Description:
Carving, Ibeji (twin) figure, female, wood, handcarved; black tubular bead necklace; elongated headdress (painted blue), breasts, arms; opening between body and limbs, round base.
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and Ere ibeji
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
December 15, 1993
Context of use:
'Ekiti*' style. purchased from Tunkara of Ghana, in San Francisco, 1969. *'Ekiti' is tribal designation, in this case, not necessarily, but possibly, that of maker's group.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 26 centimeters and width 7.9 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15660, described as Carving, Ibeji (twin) figure, female, wood, handcarved; black tubular bead necklace; elongated headdress (painted blue), breasts, arms; opening between body and limbs, round base.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15660, described as Carving, Ibeji (twin) figure, female, wood, handcarved; black tubular bead necklace; elongated headdress (painted blue), breasts, arms; opening between body and limbs, round base.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15660, described as Carving, Ibeji (twin) figure, female, wood, handcarved; black tubular bead necklace; elongated headdress (painted blue), breasts, arms; opening between body and limbs, round base.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15660, described as Carving, Ibeji (twin) figure, female, wood, handcarved; black tubular bead necklace; elongated headdress (painted blue), breasts, arms; opening between body and limbs, round base.

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