Unknown African
Female Twin Figure, Ere Ibeji

Female Twin Figure, Ere Ibeji

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Female Twin Figure, Ere Ibeji
Artist
CultureYoruba peoples, Igbomina group
Titles
  • Female Twin Figure, Ere Ibeji
Date1875–1925
PlaceIla-orangun Town, Nigeria, Africa
MediumWood, glass beads, and traces of tukula
Dimensions11 × 3 3/4 × 2 7/8 inches

Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1449
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenanceDr. Gus K. Nicholson (1942–1989), Houston, by 1989; by inheritance to his heirs, 1989–1991; given to MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition History“The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 11, 1989-August 13, 1989.

EXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION

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Twin Figures, Ere Ibeji, with Shared Garment
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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
Pair of Twin Figures (ere ibeji)
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Pair of Twin Figures (ere ibeji)
1925–1950
Wood, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1491.1,.2
Twin Figure (ere ibeji) with Garment
Unknown African
Twin Figure (ere ibeji) with Garment
1940–1960
Wood, cowry shells, cotton cloth, sacrificial matter, plastic beads, nails, and traces of indigo
97.811.A,.B
Female Ancestor Figure (mukuyu, nkisi, or teki)
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Female Ancestor Figure (mukuyu, nkisi, or teki)
1930–1970
Wood, ivory, and traces of tukula
91.1477
[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
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[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
1934–1967
Wood, beads of glass and other material, brass rings
86.415
Overall front
Unknown African
Ere Ibeji (Sacred Twin Figure)
Early 20th century
Wood, glass beads, and brass
2023.145
Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
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Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
1850–1970
Wood, camwood, and beads
91.1542
Lidded Box for Tukula (a fragrant red camwood powder)
Unknown African
Lidded Box for Tukula (a fragrant red camwood powder)
1900–1925
Wood and traces of tukula
91.1450.A,.B
Ere Ibeji (Twin Figures)
Unknown African
Ere Ibeji (Twin Figures)
Late 19th–early 20th century
Wood and beads
2020.405.1,.2
[Male] Twin Figure (ere ebeji)
Unknown African
[Male] Twin Figure (ere ebeji)
1850–1970
Wood, strands of glass beads, camwood and indigo
91.1510
Headdress or Lid
Unknown African
Headdress or Lid
1868–1933
Wood, glass beads, tin, string, and traces of paint
75.353
[Male] Twin Figure (ere ebeji)
Unknown African
[Male] Twin Figure (ere ebeji)
1934–1967
Wood, beads of glass and other material, brass rings
86.414