[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)

[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)

Public Domain

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
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenanceWilliam J. Handley (1918–1979) and Loretta Handley (1937–1983), by at least 1964 [1]; W. Ronald Robins and Mary Robins, Houston, by 1986; given to MFAH, 1986.

[1] Acquired while US Ambasador to Mali, 1961–1964.

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1934–1967
Wood, beads of glass and other material, brass rings
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Wood, glass beads, and brass
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1850–1970
Wood, camwood, and beads
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1900–1950
Leather, glass beads, and brass rings
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1900–1950
Leather, glass beads, and brass rings
86.304
[Male] Twin Figure (ere ebeji)
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1850–1970
Wood, strands of glass beads, camwood and indigo
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1900–1930
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, nails, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
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1850–1970
Wood and yellow glass beads
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1875–1925
Wood, glass beads, and traces of tukula
91.1449
Five Beaded Necklaces
Five Beaded Necklaces
525–343 BC
Egyptian faience beads, coral, carnelian, and other stones and materials
52.26.1-.5
Twin Figures, Ere Ibeji, with Shared Garment
Twin Figures, Ere Ibeji, with Shared Garment
1900–1950
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1447.A-.C
Fertility Figure
Fertility Figure
1900–1940
Wood, glass beads, and string
91.1508