Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-15903a
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm2105015903a
Alternate number:
12 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4660
Description:
Figures, twin, wood, handcarved; a) female human, nude; elongated arms, resting on outer thighs; bent knees; feet placed on square base; dark brown finish; b) same as (a) except for male and male genitalia.
Donor:
Diane Wedner and Ron Ziskin
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Diane Wedner and Ron Ziskin
Collection date:
unknown
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 8, 1994
Context of use:
'ere ibeji' figures
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 14.4 centimeters and width 3.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15903a, described as Figures, twin, wood, handcarved; a) female human, nude; elongated arms, resting on outer thighs; bent knees; feet placed on square base; dark brown finish; b) same as (a) except for male and male genitalia.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15903a, described as Figures, twin, wood, handcarved; a) female human, nude; elongated arms, resting on outer thighs; bent knees; feet placed on square base; dark brown finish; b) same as (a) except for male and male genitalia.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15903a, described as Figures, twin, wood, handcarved; a) female human, nude; elongated arms, resting on outer thighs; bent knees; feet placed on square base; dark brown finish; b) same as (a) except for male and male genitalia.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15903a, described as Figures, twin, wood, handcarved; a) female human, nude; elongated arms, resting on outer thighs; bent knees; feet placed on square base; dark brown finish; b) same as (a) except for male and male genitalia.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15903a, described as Figures, twin, wood, handcarved; a) female human, nude; elongated arms, resting on outer thighs; bent knees; feet placed on square base; dark brown finish; b) same as (a) except for male and male genitalia.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15903a, described as Figures, twin, wood, handcarved; a) female human, nude; elongated arms, resting on outer thighs; bent knees; feet placed on square base; dark brown finish; b) same as (a) except for male and male genitalia.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15903a, described as Figures, twin, wood, handcarved; a) female human, nude; elongated arms, resting on outer thighs; bent knees; feet placed on square base; dark brown finish; b) same as (a) except for male and male genitalia.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15903a, described as Figures, twin, wood, handcarved; a) female human, nude; elongated arms, resting on outer thighs; bent knees; feet placed on square base; dark brown finish; b) same as (a) except for male and male genitalia.

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