Twin Figure (ere ibeji)

Twin Figure (ere ibeji)

Public Domain

CultureYoruba peoples
Titles
  • Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
Date1850–1970
PlaceNigeria, Africa
MediumWood, camwood, and beads
DimensionsOverall: 11 × 3 × 2 1/2 in. (27.9 × 7.6 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1542
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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1850–1970
Wood, strands of glass beads, camwood and indigo
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Overall front
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Early 20th century
Wood, glass beads, and brass
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1925–1950
Wood, and traces of indigo and tukula
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[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
1850–1950
Wood
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Male Twin Figure
Male Twin Figure
1850–1950
Wood
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[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
1934–1967
Wood, beads of glass and other material, brass rings
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1900–1940
Wood, glass beads, and string
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[Male] Twin Figure (ere ebeji)
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1934–1967
Wood, beads of glass and other material, brass rings
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Standing Female Figure
Standing Female Figure
1850–1970
Wood and yellow glass beads
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Standing Female Figure
Standing Female Figure
1850–1970
Wood and beads
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Ere Ibeji (Twin Figures)
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Late 19th–early 20th century
Wood and beads
2020.405.1,.2
Female Twin Figure, Ere Ibeji, with Garment
Female Twin Figure, Ere Ibeji, with Garment
1900–1930
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, nails, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
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