Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji)

Sculpture

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DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji)

Entry/Object ID

2012.76

Description

Female - red beaded bracelet on figure's R arm and blue beaded necklace around neck. Indigo pigment in hat/head area

Artwork Details

Medium

Carved wood, red blue beads, indigo pigment

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul Art Museum, gift of James Strain

Made/Created

Artist

Yoruba Peoples

Notes

Creation Date: 20th Century

Ethnography

Notes

Africa Nigeria Yoruba Ibeji

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

SCULPTURE

Dimensions

Dimension Description

overall

Width

3-1/2 in

Depth

3-1/8 in

Length

11 in