Detail View: The AMICA Library: Twin Commemorative Figure (Ere Ibeji)

AMICA ID: 
AIC_.1982.1513
AMICA Library Year: 
1998
Object Type: 
Sculpture
Creator: 
Nigeria, Kisi or Old Oyo Yoruba
Creator Name: 
Unknown
Creator Nationality: 
African; West African; Nigerian
Creator Dates/Places: 
Africa, Nigeria//Africa, West Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Southern Ghana, Southern Nigeria, Togo (SL) Africa,West Africa,Nigeria
Creator Name-CRT: 
Yoruba
Title: 
Twin Commemorative Figure (Ere Ibeji)
Title Type: 
preferred
View: 
full view. also photographed as part of a set with 1982.1514
Creation Date: 
Early/mid-20th century
Creation Start Date: 
1910
Creation End Date: 
1950
Materials and Techniques: 
Wood, beads, fiber, pigment
Subject Description: 
Standing female figure with elaborate coiffure, with blue pigment; and two bead necklaces; attached to base with incised herringbone pattern. Broad face with almond-shaped eyes and incised pupils; wide nose and lips; three incised lines in center of fore
Creation Place: 
Africa
Creation Place: 
Nigeria
Creation Place: 
West Africa
Dimensions: 
H: 10 in. (25.4 cm); W: 3 1/4 in. (8.25 cm); D: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
AMICA Contributor: 
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location: 
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number: 
1982.1513
Credit Line: 
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Deborah and Jeffrey Hammer
Rights: 
Related Image Identifier Link: 
AIC_.E33450.1.TIF