Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:

5-14867a

Permalink:

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Alternate number:

4+ (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.4428

Object count:

1

Description:

Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); standing figures, patinated wood, self bases; (a) male: beads around neck, abdomen, arms, ankles (3 brass armlets around left arm); minor split in base; (b) female: beads around wrists, ankles and abdomen.

Donor:

Joan Wescott

Collection place:

Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria

Verbatim coll. place:

Africa; Nigeria; Ogbomosho; Yoruba

Culture or time period:

Yoruba

Collector:

Joan Wescott

Collection date:

unknown

Materials:

Brass (alloy), Glass (material), Shell (animal material), and Wood (plant material)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Ere ibeji

Function:

5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies

Accession date:

July 25, 1989

Context of use:

Carved upon the death of a twin or twins. See accession envelope for additional information.

Department:

Africa (except Ancient Egypt)

Dimensions:

height 28.4 centimeters

Loans:

S2019-2020 #3: SFO Museum (November 1, 2019–November 13, 2020)

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