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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Male Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Male Twin Figure (ere ibeji)

Maker Yoruba Artist
Date20th century
Made/manufacturedNigeria
MediumWood, glass beads
Dimensions10 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (26 × 8.3 × 8.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Pat and Jack Nichelson Estate
Object number2019.24.1
On View
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DescriptionWood figure of male twin with read, blue and white glass waist beads, beaded necklace and bracelets; hairdo of multiple pointed lobes rubbed with blue pigment; features include bulbous eyes, flat nose and mouth and tubular ears; arms close to body which is smoothed by wear; feet are large and well articulated.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Yoruba Artist
Mid-20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Yoruba Artist
20th Century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Yoruba Artist
20th Century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Yoruba Artist
Early 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Yoruba Artist
20th Century