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Figure with mound base, hands to the breasts, neck rings, scarifications, crested head, and white glass bead.
Twin figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Twin figure

Maker Temne Artist
Dateundated
Place of originSierra Leone, Africa
MediumWood, beads, vegetable paint
Dimensions12 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 3 5/8 in. (31.1 x 7.9 x 9.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1990.14.99
Collections
Visual DescriptionFigure with mound base, hands to the breasts, neck rings, scarifications, crested head, and white glass bead.
Female figure with mound base, long breasts, scarifications, tall coiffure, and strands of beads.
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Female Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
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Male Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
Yoruba Artist
20th Century
Figure with scarifications, bases with zig-zag carving, plaited coiffures, strands of blue glass beads, and pigment.
Female twin figure (ere ibeji)
Yoruba Artist
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Cylindrical wooden core wrapped with fiber; braided strands of fiber interspersed with glass or plastic bead strands (white and other colors) on top, nearly all covered with red ochre. Cotton cloth skirt wrapped around base. Yellow beaded strands crossed over raised mounds (breasts or arms?).
Doll
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Doll
Ambo Artist, Mwila group
20th century
Standing figure with wood core, covered with leather. Fringe on lower part of leather; Coin mounted on center of hips, and on chest; metal rings on waist; strands of various glass imported beads hanging from each ear, and glass bead eyes Figure’s stance is with arms and hands outstretched parallel to plane of body. Tubular neck, small round head, tubular torso with stylized arms and legs; flared rounded hips.
Female Figure
Dowayo Artist
20th century
Figure with scarifications, bases with zig-zag carving, plaited coiffure, strands of blue grass beads, and pigment.
Female twin figure (ere ibeji)
Yoruba Artist
undated
Staff surmounted by a finely sculpted kneeling female figure holding her breasts, with necklace, facial scarifications, surmounted by double thunderbolts, and with fine patina.
Dance Staff (oshe Shango)
Yoruba Artist
undated
Dark wooden figure on an oval base. The figure has scarifications, a tall, striated coiffure, and a beaded waistband.
Male twin figure (ere ibeji)
Yoruba Artist
20th century
Dark wooden figure on an oval base. The figure has scarifications, a tall striated coiffure, and a beaded necklace and bracelet. The facial features are worn.
Male twin figure (ere ibeji)
Yoruba Artist
20th century
Conical form wrapped with glass beads and bead covered rings (white, pink, yellow, turquoise, red, blue); face is pink with white beads for eyes and mouth. Head is crowned by white bead rest; long braided bead loop with beaded loop from neck to base, and apron with fringe of white, black and red and green beads on waist.
Doll (umndwana)
Ndebele Artist
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