Fakeye School. Pair of Twin Figures (Ère Ìbejì), c. 1940s. Wood, organic material, probably bluing, glass beads, and natural fiber, Each: 28 cm (11 in.). Gift of Katherine C. White, 1972.332. Copyrighted.

Pair of Twin Figures (Ère Ìbejì)

c. 1940s

Fakeye School

Fakeye School (Nigerian)

African Art

Pair of Twin Figures (Ère Ìbejì), c. 1940s. Fakeye School (Nigerian). Wood, organic material, probably bluing, glass beads, and natural fiber; each: 28 cm (11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1972.332

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Fakeye School
Classification: Sculpture
Formatted Medium: Wood, organic material, probably bluing, glass beads, and natural fiber
Medium: wood, organic, material, probably, bluing, glass, beads, natural, fiber
Dimensions: Each: 28 cm (11 in.)
Departments: African Art
Accession Number: 1972.332
Credit Line: Gift of Katherine C. White
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1972, Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture, CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 126, repr.<br>CMA 1973: "Year in Review 1972," CMA Bulletin LX (March, 1973), p. 107, no. 42.<br>CMA 1975: "Traditions and Revisions," cat. no. 44.
Rights Statement: Copyrighted

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