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Female Ibeji

1971.14.0003B

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Female Ibeji   (1971.14.0003B)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Colonial
Date 20th century
Culture Yoruba
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 25.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Depth) 7.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 6.7 cm
Weight 255 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plant--Wood, Pigment
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Incising, Piercing, Rubbing, Staining

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

Sieber, Roy. African Art in the Cycle of Life. Smithsonian Inst. Press. 1987. Vogel, Susan. For Spirits and Kings. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1981. Fagg, william. African Tribal Images. Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland Museum of Art. 1968; plates 126-132. Willet, _____. African Art. pp. 88,90.
Fleishman, Jacquelyn N. "Continuity and Control: Art in Some West African Societies" (unpub. catalog, on file)

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
Reproduction no

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