© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

ClassificationsAfrican Art

Twin Memorial Figure (Ere Ibeji)

Place CreatedNigeria, Africa

CultureYoruba, Igbomina, probably lla-Orangun

Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett

Dimensions11 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (29.2 x 7.3 x 6.7 cm)

Object number1994.004.725

Exhibition HistoryAfrican Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, April 17 - May 25, 1980
Art of Nigeria from the William S. Arnett Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, October 15, 1994 - January 2, 1995
Published ReferencesHenry John Drewal, African Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture (Atlanta: High Museum of Art, 1980), 63, number 104.

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

Status

Not on view

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