CultureYoruba peoples
Titles
- [Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
Date1934–1967
PlaceNigeria, Africa
MediumWood, beads of glass and other material, brass rings
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 2 5/8 in. (26.7 × 11.4 × 6.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ronald Robins in memory of Ambassador and Mrs. William J. Handley
Object number86.415
Non exposé
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Department
African ArtObject Type
[1] Acquired while US Ambasador to Mali, 1961–1964.
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1900–1930
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, nails, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1448.A,.B
525–343 BC
Egyptian faience beads, coral, carnelian, and other stones and materials
52.26.1-.5