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Male Ibeji

1983.05.0018

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Artifact Identification Male Ibeji   (1983.05.0018)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 20th century
Culture Yoruba
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 26.7 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 10.3 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 8.8 cm
Weight 209 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plant--Wood, Pigment, Glass, Animal--Shell
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Staining, Incising, Beaded, Stringing

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Fagg, William. African Tribal Images. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art. 1968; plates 126-132.

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.

Willet, [-]. African Art. pp. 88,90.

Wright, Geneen. Untitled student paper, 1995 (in research file).

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Richard and Barbara Faletti Family Collection
Reproduction no

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