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Pair of figures (ere ibeji) with cloth tunics
Pair of figures (ere ibeji) with cloth tunics

Pair of figures (ere ibeji) with cloth tunics

Date20th century
CultureYoruba
Geographic OriginNigeria
MediumWood, cowries, leather, beads, and pigment
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Bernard M. Wagner, 2008
Object number2008.44.3.1,2
On View
Not on view
Object NameFigures
Title Details
Primary Title Pair of figures (ere ibeji) with cloth tunics
Exhibition History"Embodying the Sacred in Yoruba Art: Featuring the Bernard and Patricia Wagner Collection," Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (June 4 - Aug. 24, 2008); Anderson Gallery at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (January 16 - March 10, 2009).

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