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)
.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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1934–1967
Wood, beads of glass and other material, brass rings
86.415
1900–1950
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1447.A-.C
1940–1960
Wood, cowry shells, cotton cloth, sacrificial matter, plastic beads, nails, and traces of indigo
97.811.A,.B
1900–1930
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, nails, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1448.A,.B