Twin Figures (ère ìbejì)
Artist
Yorùbá artist
Datelate 19th or early 20th century
MediumWood, beads, string, and camwood powder paste
Dimensions10 1/4 x 3 x 2 3/4 in. (26 x 7.6 x 7 cm)
10 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. (26 x 7 x 6.7 cm)
10 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. (26 x 7 x 6.7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LinePurchased with funds from various donors, by exchange
Object number85.2/1-2
On View
On viewIntroduction to the Collections, rev. ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1992), illus. (b-w) 48.
Rebecca Martin Nagy, entry for Twin Figures (Ere Ibeji), in North Carolina Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections, Rebecca Martin Nagy, ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1998), 55, illus. (color).
M. Therese Southgate, M.D., "The Cover," JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 291, no. 18 (May 12, 2004), discussed 2173, illus. (color) 2173, 2165, and cover.
Rebecca Martin Nagy, entry for Twin Figures (Ere Ìbejì), in North Carolina Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections, rev. ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2010), 116, illus. (color) 117.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement
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