Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-14875
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014875
Alternate number:
12 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4428
Description:
Ibeji (twin figure); standing female, self base; bent knees, elaborate coiffure with six curved and chevron-decorated columns, open center; string of cowries on left wrist, metal bracelet on right wrist, 2 strands beads around neck; pierced ears and eyes.
Donor:
Joan Wescott
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Joan Wescott
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal), Glass (material), and 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 27.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14875, described as Ibeji (twin figure); standing female, self base; bent knees, elaborate coiffure with six curved and chevron-decorated columns, open center; string of cowries on left wrist, metal bracelet on right wrist, 2 strands beads around neck; pierced ears and eyes.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14875, described as Ibeji (twin figure); standing female, self base; bent knees, elaborate coiffure with six curved and chevron-decorated columns, open center; string of cowries on left wrist, metal bracelet on right wrist, 2 strands beads around neck; pierced ears and eyes.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14875, described as Ibeji (twin figure); standing female, self base; bent knees, elaborate coiffure with six curved and chevron-decorated columns, open center; string of cowries on left wrist, metal bracelet on right wrist, 2 strands beads around neck; pierced ears and eyes.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14875, described as Ibeji (twin figure); standing female, self base; bent knees, elaborate coiffure with six curved and chevron-decorated columns, open center; string of cowries on left wrist, metal bracelet on right wrist, 2 strands beads around neck; pierced ears and eyes.

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