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Twin Figure (Ère Ìbejì), c. 1930s. Wood, organic material, probably bluing, glass beads, and natural fiber, Overall: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.). Gift of Katherine C. White, 1972.334.2. Copyrighted.

Twin Figure (Ère Ìbejì)

c. 1930s

Maker Unknown

African Art

Twin Figure (Ère Ìbejì), c. 1930s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker. Wood, organic material, probably bluing, glass beads, and natural fiber; overall: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1972.334.2

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Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
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: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)
Departments: African Art
Accession Number: 1972.334.2
Credit Line: Gift of Katherine C. White
Exhibitions: CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 130, repr.<br>CMA 1973: "Year in Review 1972," CMA Bulletin LX (March, 1973), p. 107, no. 41
Rights Statement: Copyrighted

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