Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-15493
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015493
Alternate number:
2033B (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4529
Description:
Figurine, wood, handcarved, human, male; stylized facial features in low relief; incised representation of headdress; red, blue and striped yellow beads around neck; round base; dark patina.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba; Oyo
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
unknown
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
Context of use:
Probably not a twin of 5-15492, which is older.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 28 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15493, described as Figurine, wood, handcarved, human, male; stylized facial features in low relief; incised representation of headdress; red, blue and striped yellow beads around neck; round base; dark patina.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15493, described as Figurine, wood, handcarved, human, male; stylized facial features in low relief; incised representation of headdress; red, blue and striped yellow beads around neck; round base; dark patina.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15493, described as Figurine, wood, handcarved, human, male; stylized facial features in low relief; incised representation of headdress; red, blue and striped yellow beads around neck; round base; dark patina.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15493, described as Figurine, wood, handcarved, human, male; stylized facial features in low relief; incised representation of headdress; red, blue and striped yellow beads around neck; round base; dark patina.

Tools