Male twin figure (Ère Ìbejì) with cap

Yorùbá artist

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Caption

Yorùbá artist. Male twin figure (Ère Ìbejì) with cap, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, pigment, camwood paste, rayon?, glass and stone beads, 11 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 3in. (28.6 x 7 x 7.6cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Drs. James J. Strain and Gladys Witt Strain, 2001.122.4a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Title

Male twin figure (Ère Ìbejì) with cap

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Nigeria

Medium

Wood, pigment, camwood paste, rayon?, glass and stone beads

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

11 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 3in. (28.6 x 7 x 7.6cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Drs. James J. Strain and Gladys Witt Strain

Accession Number

2001.122.4a-b

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