Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-15492
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015492
Alternate number:
2033A (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4529
Description:
Figurine, human, male; stylized facial features in low relief; incised headdress; oval base; red, blue and yellow tubular beads around neck; brown beads around waist; dark brown wood, polished from usage.
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:
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 5-15493, which is newer.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15492, described as Figurine, human, male; stylized facial features in low relief; incised headdress; oval base; red, blue and yellow tubular beads around neck; brown beads around waist; dark brown wood, polished from usage.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15492, described as Figurine, human, male; stylized facial features in low relief; incised headdress; oval base; red, blue and yellow tubular beads around neck; brown beads around waist; dark brown wood, polished from usage.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15492, described as Figurine, human, male; stylized facial features in low relief; incised headdress; oval base; red, blue and yellow tubular beads around neck; brown beads around waist; dark brown wood, polished from usage.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15492, described as Figurine, human, male; stylized facial features in low relief; incised headdress; oval base; red, blue and yellow tubular beads around neck; brown beads around waist; dark brown wood, polished from usage.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-15492, described as Figurine, human, male; stylized facial features in low relief; incised headdress; oval base; red, blue and yellow tubular beads around neck; brown beads around waist; dark brown wood, polished from usage.

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