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ClassificationsAfrican Art

Twin Memorial Figure (Ere Ibeji)

Place CreatedNigeria, Africa

CultureYoruba, Oyo, Osogbo

Date20th Century

MediumWood, beads, pigment

Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett

Dimensions3 9/16 x 10 1/4 x 3 9/16 in. (9 x 26 x 9 cm)

Object number1994.004.467

Exhibition HistoryAfrican Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, April 17 - May 25, 1980
President Chace's Office, Emory University, July 9, 1995 - August 30, 1996
President Chace's Office, Emory University, May 28, 1997 - March 1999
Published ReferencesHenry John Drewal, African Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture (Atlanta: High Museum of Art, 1980), 62, number 100.

ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1980.

Status

Not on view

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