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Twin Memorial Figure (ere Ibéjì)

Twin Memorial Figure (ere Ibéjì)

Maku, master carver of Erin

Artist
Maku, master carver of Erin
(Nigerian, Yorùbá, d. 1915)
Title
Twin Memorial Figure (ere Ibéjì)
Date
20th century
Medium
Wood, beads, and pigment
Dimensions
9 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 3 3/8 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Drs. Gladys, Jay, Jeffrey, Jamie, and James Strain
Accession No.
1999.131.3
Classification
Sculpture
Geography
Nigeria

Related

8 December 1999, gifted by Drs. Gladys, Jay, Jeffrey, Jamie, and James 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

  • Whirling Return of the Ancestors: Egúngún Arts of the Yorùbá and Beyond: Ruth Davis Design Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1/22/2018–4/8/2018
  • Revealing Forms: African Art from the Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4/20/2002–6/16/2002

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