wooden twin figure; Ibeji; standing female; strings of beads around neck, waist, and left arm; 11 3/8" 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 28.893 centimeters
Comment:
Purchased at Ibadan from a native trader who could not tell its source. Photo: see file card for 5-3850 (back)
Loans:
S1971-1972 #131: Department of Art (UC Davis) (May 10, 1972–June 13, 1972)