Male Twin Figure (ere ebeji)

Male Twin Figure (ere ebeji)

Public Domain

CultureYoruba peoples
Titles
  • Male Twin Figure (ere ebeji)
Date1850–1970
PlaceNigeria, Africa
MediumWood and brass
Dimensionswhole: 8 1/4 inches tall

Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1502
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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Ere Ibeji (Sacred Twin Figure)
Early 20th century
Wood, glass beads, and brass
2023.145
[Male] Twin Figure (ere ebeji)
[Male] Twin Figure (ere ebeji)
1850–1970
Wood, strands of glass beads, camwood and indigo
91.1510
[Male] Twin Figure (ere ebeji)
[Male] Twin Figure (ere ebeji)
1934–1967
Wood, beads of glass and other material, brass rings
86.414
[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
1934–1967
Wood, beads of glass and other material, brass rings
86.415
[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
1850–1950
Wood
91.1492
Pair of Twin Figures (ere ibeji)
Pair of Twin Figures (ere ibeji)
1925–1950
Wood, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1491.1,.2
Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
1850–1970
Wood, camwood, and beads
91.1542
Male Twin Figure
Male Twin Figure
1850–1950
Wood
91.1490
Image Not Available for Portable Altar (asen)
Portable Altar (asen)
1850–1970
Iron and brass
91.1503
Ere Ibeji (Twin Figures)
Ere Ibeji (Twin Figures)
Late 19th–early 20th century
Wood and beads
2020.405.1,.2
Female Twin Figure, Ere Ibeji
Female Twin Figure, Ere Ibeji
1875–1925
Wood, glass beads, and traces of tukula
91.1449
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