Female Figure (Ibeji)

Yorùbá artist

Caption

Yorùbá artist. Female Figure (Ibeji), early 20th century. Wood, pigment, camwood paste, glass beads, rubber beads (possibly), fiber, 13 1/2 x 4 x 3 1/2 in. (34.3 x 10.2 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dorothea and Leo Rabkin, 2004.75.7.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Title

Female Figure (Ibeji)

Date

early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Oshogbo, Nigeria

Medium

Wood, pigment, camwood paste, glass beads, rubber beads (possibly), fiber

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

13 1/2 x 4 x 3 1/2 in. (34.3 x 10.2 x 8.9 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothea and Leo Rabkin

Accession Number

2004.75.7

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