Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-7639
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
23 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2445
Description:
Figurine; carved wooden female figure with no legs and poorly defined arms; with tall and long head. H. 25.5 cm. W. 3.5 cm.
Donor:
LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Southwest Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
LeRoy M. Law
Collection date:
ca. 1967
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and Ere ibeji
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 3.5 centimeters and height 12.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-7639, described as Figurine; carved wooden female figure with no legs and poorly defined arms; with tall and long head. H. 25.5 cm. W. 3.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-7639, described as Figurine; carved wooden female figure with no legs and poorly defined arms; with tall and long head. H. 25.5 cm. W. 3.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-7639, described as Figurine; carved wooden female figure with no legs and poorly defined arms; with tall and long head. H. 25.5 cm. W. 3.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-7639, described as Figurine; carved wooden female figure with no legs and poorly defined arms; with tall and long head. H. 25.5 cm. W. 3.5 cm.

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