Unidentified
Pair of Twin Figures (ere ibeji)
Category
Culture
Yoruba Peoples
Place Made
Nigeria
Materials
Wood, glass beads
Measurements
1: 9 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 3 in (24.13 x 7.9375 x 7.62 cm); 2: 10 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 in (25.4 x 7.9375 x 6.985 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Roswell Weil
Accession #
2010.141.1,.2
Description
Two twin standing figures carved from hard wood and colored black and brown. Facial features are delineated. Tall crested coiffures, arms and hands at sides. Beaded jewelry around the left wrist of one figure.