Unknown African
[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)

[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)

Public Domain

Artist
CultureYoruba peoples, Egba group
Titles
  • [Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
Date1850–1950
PlaceNigeria, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 5/8 in. (22.2 × 7 × 6.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1492
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.

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