Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-14868a
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
5+ (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4428
Description:
Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); standing dark reddish brown male and female, self bases, no beads; faces very worn on both figures; (a) male: crack back of head and neck; (b) female: badly damaged buttocks (hollowed out by insect damage).
Donor:
Joan Wescott
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Joan Wescott
Collection date:
unknown
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:
July 25, 1989
Context of use:
Carved upon the death of a twin or twins. See accession envelope for additional information.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 26.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14868a, described as Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); standing dark reddish brown male and female, self bases, no beads; faces very worn on both figures; (a) male: crack back of head and neck; (b) female: badly damaged buttocks (hollowed out by insect damage).Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14868a, described as Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); standing dark reddish brown male and female, self bases, no beads; faces very worn on both figures; (a) male: crack back of head and neck; (b) female: badly damaged buttocks (hollowed out by insect damage).Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14868a, described as Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); standing dark reddish brown male and female, self bases, no beads; faces very worn on both figures; (a) male: crack back of head and neck; (b) female: badly damaged buttocks (hollowed out by insect damage).Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14868a, described as Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); standing dark reddish brown male and female, self bases, no beads; faces very worn on both figures; (a) male: crack back of head and neck; (b) female: badly damaged buttocks (hollowed out by insect damage).Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14868a, described as Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); standing dark reddish brown male and female, self bases, no beads; faces very worn on both figures; (a) male: crack back of head and neck; (b) female: badly damaged buttocks (hollowed out by insect damage).Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14868a, described as Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); standing dark reddish brown male and female, self bases, no beads; faces very worn on both figures; (a) male: crack back of head and neck; (b) female: badly damaged buttocks (hollowed out by insect damage).Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14868a, described as Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); standing dark reddish brown male and female, self bases, no beads; faces very worn on both figures; (a) male: crack back of head and neck; (b) female: badly damaged buttocks (hollowed out by insect damage).Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14868a, described as Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); standing dark reddish brown male and female, self bases, no beads; faces very worn on both figures; (a) male: crack back of head and neck; (b) female: badly damaged buttocks (hollowed out by insect damage).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14868a, described as Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); standing dark reddish brown male and female, self bases, no beads; faces very worn on both figures; (a) male: crack back of head and neck; (b) female: badly damaged buttocks (hollowed out by insect damage).

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