Ere ibeji figures

Museum number:
5-16472a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-2020a,b (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
Pair (male and female) of Yoruba wooden twin (ibeji) figures. Male with Segi. Oyo, 257. Finest quality. Male: H = 12”; Female: H = 11”. a) female - naked woman with bead necklace and belly bands, scarification carved into cheek, forehead and belly, pubis and right leg; wearing headdress and metal bracelet. drying crack down right back and between buttocks and small crack in back of base b) male - currently in lobby case
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and 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:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
a— length 7.5 centimeters, a— height 27.5 centimeters, and a— width 10.5 centimeters
Comment:
Illustrated, Robbins, African Art in American Collections, 1966: 153-54.Illustrated, Biebuyck, Tradition and Creativity in Tribal Art, 1969, Pl. 77Illustrated, Bascom 1973,: 54.Slide.Photo: Halsted #92, #93.B/W photos (2) stored with Bascom Collection Index Card File. PAHMA Storage Loc: vault 5-16472b is on exhibit in lobby as of 6/2006
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-16472a,b, described as Pair (male and female) of Yoruba wooden twin (ibeji) figures. Male with Segi. Oyo, 257. Finest quality. Male: H = 12”; Female: H = 11”. a) female - naked woman with bead necklace and belly bands, scarification carved into cheek, forehead and belly, pubis and right leg; wearing headdress and metal bracelet. drying crack down right back and between buttocks and small crack in back of base b) male - currently in lobby caseHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-16472a,b, described as Pair (male and female) of Yoruba wooden twin (ibeji) figures. Male with Segi. Oyo, 257. Finest quality. Male: H = 12”; Female: H = 11”. a) female - naked woman with bead necklace and belly bands, scarification carved into cheek, forehead and belly, pubis and right leg; wearing headdress and metal bracelet. drying crack down right back and between buttocks and small crack in back of base b) male - currently in lobby caseHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-16472a,b, described as Pair (male and female) of Yoruba wooden twin (ibeji) figures. Male with Segi. Oyo, 257. Finest quality. Male: H = 12”; Female: H = 11”. a) female - naked woman with bead necklace and belly bands, scarification carved into cheek, forehead and belly, pubis and right leg; wearing headdress and metal bracelet. drying crack down right back and between buttocks and small crack in back of base b) male - currently in lobby caseHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-16472a,b, described as Pair (male and female) of Yoruba wooden twin (ibeji) figures. Male with Segi. Oyo, 257. Finest quality. Male: H = 12”; Female: H = 11”. a) female - naked woman with bead necklace and belly bands, scarification carved into cheek, forehead and belly, pubis and right leg; wearing headdress and metal bracelet. drying crack down right back and between buttocks and small crack in back of base b) male - currently in lobby case

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