Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-6287b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
22b (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2222
Description:
dolls; dark-colored wood; both have indigo blue and white painted conical hairdos; a) openwork hair; b) incised pattern flanking pubic area and extending from belly down both legs. h. a) & b) 29 cm.
Donor:
Philip Peek and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Ibadan (?); Yoruba (Murdock 31:31) Purchased from Yoruba trader in Ibadan - origin uncertain.
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Philip Peek
Collection date:
December 1965
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:
1966
Context of use:
Represent twins
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
a & b— height 29 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: 25-6675
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-6287b, described as dolls; dark-colored wood; both have indigo blue and white painted conical hairdos; a) openwork hair; b) incised pattern flanking pubic area and extending from belly down both legs. h. a) & b) 29 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-6287b, described as dolls; dark-colored wood; both have indigo blue and white painted conical hairdos; a) openwork hair; b) incised pattern flanking pubic area and extending from belly down both legs. h. a) & b) 29 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-6287b, described as dolls; dark-colored wood; both have indigo blue and white painted conical hairdos; a) openwork hair; b) incised pattern flanking pubic area and extending from belly down both legs. h. a) & b) 29 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-6287b, described as dolls; dark-colored wood; both have indigo blue and white painted conical hairdos; a) openwork hair; b) incised pattern flanking pubic area and extending from belly down both legs. h. a) & b) 29 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-6287b, described as dolls; dark-colored wood; both have indigo blue and white painted conical hairdos; a) openwork hair; b) incised pattern flanking pubic area and extending from belly down both legs. h. a) & b) 29 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-6287b, described as dolls; dark-colored wood; both have indigo blue and white painted conical hairdos; a) openwork hair; b) incised pattern flanking pubic area and extending from belly down both legs. h. a) & b) 29 cm.

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