Ere Ibeji

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Twin figure

Ibeji figure carved from reddish-brown wood. The female figure is standing still with her arms hanging down at her sides. Forehead and cheeks are scarified. The figure is wearing a necklace fashioned from glass beads. Residues of red and blue paint can be made out in the many indentations.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
figures (representations)
Dimensions
Height: 2450.0 mm
Material/Technique
Colour pigments, Glass beads, Wood, Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2079
Related object(s)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1900 - 1960
  • Change of legal title:
    Purchase
    when
    17.08.1963
    who
    Galerie Lemaire, M. L. J. - Sellers
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Nigeria (location/origin)
    Oyo (location/origin)
    Africa (location/origin)
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED
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