- 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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