Detail View: The AMICA Library: Figure for a Deceased Twin (Ere Ibeji)
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1982.1514
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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African; West African; Nigerian
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Africa, Nigeria//Africa, West Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Southern Ghana, Southern Nigeria, Togo (SL) Africa,West Africa,Nigeria
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Yoruba
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Title:
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Figure for a Deceased Twin (Ere Ibeji)
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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full view. also photographed as part of a set with 1982.1513
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Creation Date:
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Early/mid-20th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1900
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Creation End Date:
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1950
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Materials and Techniques:
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Wood, beads, fiber, pigment, metal
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Subject Description:
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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 metal studs inserted to suggest pupils; wide nose and lips; three incised lines in center of forehead; incised lines above and below eyes; three incised lines on each cheek; large oval-shaped ears with residue of red pigment. Conical headdress with incised horizontal and vertical lines. Arms at sides with hands attached at hip; bead bracelet around left wrist, with fiber bracelet on each wrist; incised lines to suggest fingers. Projecting conical-shaped breasts with three incised diagonal lines extending from proper left breast to shoulder. Very low relief navel; incised triangular pattern carved in triangular design to suggest pubic area. Short thick legs with wide, plank-like feet; low relief lines to suggest toes. One of a pair.
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Creation Place:
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Africa,West Africa,Nigeria
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Dimensions:
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H: 10 in. (25.4 cm); W: 3 in. (7.62 cm); D: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1982.1514
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Deborah and Jeffrey Hammer.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E33450.2.TIF
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