id:			281599
accession number:	2016.9
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2016.9
updated:		2023-08-24 01:14:01.358000

Twin Figure (Ère Ìbejì), late 1800s–early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker. Wood, copper alloy, iron alloy, lead, glass beads, cowrie shells, twine, and pigment; overall: 25.6 x 18.8 x 5.8 cm (10 1/16 x 7 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kim Sherwin 2016.9

title:				Twin Figure (Ère Ìbejì)
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creation date:			late 1800s–early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1925
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creditline:			Gift of Kim Sherwin
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culture:	Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker
technique:	Wood, copper alloy, iron alloy, lead, glass beads, cowrie shells, twine, and pigment
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 25.6 x 18.8 x 5.8 cm (10 1/16 x 7 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
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fun fact:
This figure commemorates a twin that has died in infancy.

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wall description:
Such a figure is carved when a twin dies in infancy and serves as a memorial to the surviving sibling. These twin figures are always carved to look like adult individuals with idealized physical features. Various body adornments suggest the care parents devote to their children, while the erosion of facial features indicates the symbolic washing and feeding of the figure as a means to connect the soul of the deceased to that of the living twin.
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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2016.9/2016.9_print.jpg
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