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Twin Memorial Figure (Ere Ibéjì) with Beaded Garment (Èwù Ìlèkè)

Twin Memorial Figure (Ere Ibéjì) with Beaded Garment (Èwù Ìlèkè)

Currently unknown artist or artists (Yorùbá style)

Artist/Maker
Currently unknown artist or artists (Yorùbá style)
Title
Twin Memorial Figure (Ere Ibéjì) with Beaded Garment (Èwù Ìlèkè)
Date
probably early 20th century
Material & Process
Wood, beads, cowrie shells, paint, fabric, and leather
Dimensions
11 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. overall
Credit
Gift of Drs. James and Gladys Witt Strain
Inventory No.
1993.82a-b
Classification
Sculpture
Location
Nigeria

Related

23 December 1993, gifted by Drs. James and Gladys Strain (Riverdale, NY) to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Exhibition gallery guide, "Revealing Forms: African Art from the Elvehjem Collection." 2002.
  • Drewal, Henry John. "African Art at the Elvehjem." Bulletin/Biennial Report 2001-2003. Elvehjem Museum of Art (2003): 16-36. pp. 16-36
  • Chazen Museum of Art. "Artscene." Vol. 27, No. 1, January-June 2010. p. 3

  • Revealing Forms: African Art from the Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4/20/2002–6/16/2002

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