Fakeye School. Twin Figure (Ère Ìbejì), c. 1940s. Wood, organic material, probably bluing, glass beads, and natural fiber, Overall: 28 cm (11 in.). Gift of Katherine C. White, 1972.332.1. Copyrighted.

Twin Figure (Ère Ìbejì)

c. 1940s

Fakeye School

Fakeye School (Nigerian)

African Art

Twin Figure (Ère Ìbejì), c. 1940s. Fakeye School (Nigerian). Wood, organic material, probably bluing, glass beads, and natural fiber; overall: 28 cm (11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1972.332.1

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: Overall: 28 cm (11 in.)
Departments: African Art
Accession Number: 1972.332.1
Credit Line: Gift of Katherine C. White
Exhibitions: 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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