Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-3850
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050003850
Alternate number:
15 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1829
Description:
wooden twin figure; Ibeji; standing male; 11 1/2" high
Donor:
Richard N. Henderson and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Ibadan; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Richard N. Henderson
Collection date:
May 1962
Materials:
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:
February 1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 29.21 centimeters
Comment:
purchased at Ibadan from a native trader who could not tell its source.
Loans:
S1971-1972 #131: Department of Art (UC Davis) (May 10, 1972–June 13, 1972)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-3850, described as wooden twin figure; Ibeji; standing male; 11 1/2" highHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-3850, described as wooden twin figure; Ibeji; standing male; 11 1/2" highHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-3850, described as wooden twin figure; Ibeji; standing male; 11 1/2" highHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-3850, described as wooden twin figure; Ibeji; standing male; 11 1/2" high
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-3850, described as wooden twin figure; Ibeji; standing male; 11 1/2" highDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-3850, described as wooden twin figure; Ibeji; standing male; 11 1/2" high

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