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ClassificationsAfrican Art

Twin Memorial Figure (Ere Ibeji)

Place CreatedNigeria, Africa

CultureYoruba, Igbomina, Igbomole

Dateca. 1940

MediumWood

Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett

Dimensions10 11/16 in. (27.1 cm)

Object number1994.004.726

Exhibition HistoryAfrican Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, April 17 - May 25, 1980
Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, International Concourse E, March 1997-March 1, 2000
Divine Intervention: African Art and Religion, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - December 4, 2011
Published ReferencesHenry John Drewal, African Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture (Atlanta: High Museum of Art, 1980), 65, number 111.

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

Status

Not on view

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