Ere ibeji figures

Museum number:
5-15915a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210515915a@2cb
Alternate number:
2239A,B (original number) and B-2239a,b (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4677
Description:
Yoruba twin figures, (ibegi), Standing male and female with round bases. Arms attached to sides & hands on thighs w/no neg. spaces. Round bellies, no belly buttons. A) - hair is bilevel, with stylized ears; H = 21.5cm . B) - peaked headgear; H = 21.5cm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Lagos, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Nigeria, Lagos; Acquired from Abdul Disu family, friends of Bascom’s.
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
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:
December 15, 1995
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: W 2-Bascom-11
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 11 titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-15915a,b, described as Yoruba twin figures, (ibegi), Standing male and female with round bases. Arms attached to sides & hands on thighs w/no neg. spaces. Round bellies, no belly buttons. A) - hair is bilevel, with stylized ears; H = 21.5cm . B) - peaked headgear; H = 21.5cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 11 titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-15915a,b, described as Yoruba twin figures, (ibegi), Standing male and female with round bases. Arms attached to sides & hands on thighs w/no neg. spaces. Round bellies, no belly buttons. A) - hair is bilevel, with stylized ears; H = 21.5cm . B) - peaked headgear; H = 21.5cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 11 titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-15915a,b, described as Yoruba twin figures, (ibegi), Standing male and female with round bases. Arms attached to sides & hands on thighs w/no neg. spaces. Round bellies, no belly buttons. A) - hair is bilevel, with stylized ears; H = 21.5cm . B) - peaked headgear; H = 21.5cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 11 titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-15915a,b, described as Yoruba twin figures, (ibegi), Standing male and female with round bases. Arms attached to sides & hands on thighs w/no neg. spaces. Round bellies, no belly buttons. A) - hair is bilevel, with stylized ears; H = 21.5cm . B) - peaked headgear; H = 21.5cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 11 titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-15915a,b, described as Yoruba twin figures, (ibegi), Standing male and female with round bases. Arms attached to sides & hands on thighs w/no neg. spaces. Round bellies, no belly buttons. A) - hair is bilevel, with stylized ears; H = 21.5cm . B) - peaked headgear; H = 21.5cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 11 titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-15915a,b, described as Yoruba twin figures, (ibegi), Standing male and female with round bases. Arms attached to sides & hands on thighs w/no neg. spaces. Round bellies, no belly buttons. A) - hair is bilevel, with stylized ears; H = 21.5cm . B) - peaked headgear; H = 21.5cm.Hearst Museum object 7 of 11 titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-15915a,b, described as Yoruba twin figures, (ibegi), Standing male and female with round bases. Arms attached to sides & hands on thighs w/no neg. spaces. Round bellies, no belly buttons. A) - hair is bilevel, with stylized ears; H = 21.5cm . B) - peaked headgear; H = 21.5cm.Hearst Museum object 8 of 11 titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-15915a,b, described as Yoruba twin figures, (ibegi), Standing male and female with round bases. Arms attached to sides & hands on thighs w/no neg. spaces. Round bellies, no belly buttons. A) - hair is bilevel, with stylized ears; H = 21.5cm . B) - peaked headgear; H = 21.5cm.Hearst Museum object 9 of 11 titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-15915a,b, described as Yoruba twin figures, (ibegi), Standing male and female with round bases. Arms attached to sides & hands on thighs w/no neg. spaces. Round bellies, no belly buttons. A) - hair is bilevel, with stylized ears; H = 21.5cm . B) - peaked headgear; H = 21.5cm.Hearst Museum object 10 of 11 titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-15915a,b, described as Yoruba twin figures, (ibegi), Standing male and female with round bases. Arms attached to sides & hands on thighs w/no neg. spaces. Round bellies, no belly buttons. A) - hair is bilevel, with stylized ears; H = 21.5cm . B) - peaked headgear; H = 21.5cm.Hearst Museum object 11 of 11 titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-15915a,b, described as Yoruba twin figures, (ibegi), Standing male and female with round bases. Arms attached to sides & hands on thighs w/no neg. spaces. Round bellies, no belly buttons. A) - hair is bilevel, with stylized ears; H = 21.5cm . B) - peaked headgear; H = 21.5cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-15915a,b, described as Yoruba twin figures, (ibegi), Standing male and female with round bases. Arms attached to sides & hands on thighs w/no neg. spaces. Round bellies, no belly buttons. A) - hair is bilevel, with stylized ears; H = 21.5cm . B) - peaked headgear; H = 21.5cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-15915a,b, described as Yoruba twin figures, (ibegi), Standing male and female with round bases. Arms attached to sides & hands on thighs w/no neg. spaces. Round bellies, no belly buttons. A) - hair is bilevel, with stylized ears; H = 21.5cm . B) - peaked headgear; H = 21.5cm.

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