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Female Figure [Ere Ibeji]
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Female Figure [Ere Ibeji]

Cultural Group
Datemid 20th century
Mediumwood and pigment
Dimensions10 3/4 x 3 x 2 3/8"
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bell
Terms
    Object number75.015.005
    DescriptionAn Ibeji figure is carved whenever a twin dies. The figure is tenderly cared for, washed, annointed with camwood powder, rubbed with indigo, and dressed in beads, thus placating the spirit of the dead twin. A Yoruba mother gains honor from the number of twins she has borne, even though most or all may die.
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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Female Figure [Ere Ibeji]
    Nigeria, Yoruba people
    mid 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Male Figure [Ere Ibeji]
    Nigeria, Yoruba people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Male Figure [Ere Ibeji]
    Nigeria, Yoruba people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Male Figure [Ere Ibeji]
    Nigeria, Yoruba people
    collected between 1960-1973
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Female Figure [Ere Ibeji]
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    ca. 1960
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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    Chokwe people
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    Guna people
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