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- Artist
- Unknown (Nigerian, Yorùbá People)
- Title
- Twin Memorial Figure (ere Ibéjì) with Beaded Garment (èwù ìlèkè)
- Date
- early 20th century
- Medium
- 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
- Accession No.
- 1993.82a-b
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Geography
- 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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