Unknown African
Pair of Twin Figures, Ibeji

CultureYoruba peoples
Titles
  • Pair of Twin Figures, Ibeji
Date1875–1925
PlaceNigeria, Africa
MediumWood, metal, paint
Dimensions.1: 10 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 3 1/8 in. (26.7 × 7 × 7.9 cm)
.2: 10 3/8 × 2 7/8 × 2 5/8 in. (26.4 × 7.3 × 6.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1499.1,.2
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
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Ibeji (Pair of Twin Figures)
Unknown African
c. 1895–1905
Wood, paint
97.1500.1,.2
Pair of Twin Figures (ere ibeji)
Unknown African
1925–1950
Wood, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1491.1,.2
[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
Unknown African
1850–1950
Wood
91.1492
Overall front
Unknown African
Early 20th century
Wood, glass beads, and brass
2023.145
[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
Unknown African
1934–1967
Wood, beads of glass and other material, brass rings
86.415
Pair of Figures
Unknown African
1895–1905
Wood, metal, beads, shell, and paint
97.1495.1,.2
Ere Ibeji (Twin Figures)
Unknown African
Late 19th–early 20th century
Wood and beads
2020.405.1,.2
Twin Figures, Ere Ibeji, with Shared Garment
Unknown African
1900–1950
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1447.A-.C
Twin Figure (ere ibeji) with Garment
Unknown African
1940–1960
Wood, cowry shells, cotton cloth, sacrificial matter, plastic beads, nails, and traces of indigo
97.811.A,.B
Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
Unknown African
1850–1970
Wood, camwood, and beads
91.1542
Pair of Figures
Unknown African
1900–1940
Wood, cloth, beads
97.806.A-.F
Female Twin Figure, Ere Ibeji
Unknown African
1875–1925
Wood, glass beads, and traces of tukula
91.1449