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Staff; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Staff
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Accession Number
2001/2.41
Medium and Support
wood with metal
relevance
rank 10.09526
Primary Keywords
canes
walking sticks
woodwork
yoruba

Male Ibeji Figure (Eshu as Ibeji); Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Male Ibeji Figure (Eshu as Ibeji)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.121
Medium and Support
carved wood, glass beads, blue pigment
relevance
rank 9.98665
Primary Keywords
figures (representations)
males
men
standing
yoruba

Wand (oshe Shango); Artist Unknown, African, Shango

Title
Wand (oshe Shango)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Shango
Physical Description
Carved wooden wand. A discoid grip at one end of the shaft, and a double-headed projection at the other.
Accession Number
2001/2.22
Medium and Support
wood with leather
relevance
rank 9.98665
Primary Keywords
ceremonial objects
head
staff
wands
yoruba

Staff; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Staff
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Accession Number
2001/2.44
Medium and Support
wood with beads
relevance
rank 9.88036
Primary Keywords
beads
canes
staff
walking sticks
woodwork
yoruba

Male Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.122
Medium and Support
carved wood, glass beads, blue pigment
relevance
rank 9.88036
Primary Keywords
beads
figures (representations)
males
men
standing
yoruba

Gong of the Ogboni Secret Society; African, Nigeria, Ogboni

Title
Gong of the Ogboni Secret Society
Artist
African, Nigeria, Ogboni
Physical Description
Brass bell or gong in the form of a human head. A loop on the top would have served as a handhold or place to tie the instrument. The opening of the the instrument is squared and flat in order to rest upright.
Accession Number
2005/1.242
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 9.57465
Primary Keywords
bell
ceremonial objects
court art
initiations
musical instruments
representation
yoruba

Male Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.124
Medium and Support
carved wood, glass beads, and blue pigment
relevance
rank 8.99015
Primary Keywords
beads
figures
figures (representations)
males
men
standing
yoruba

Male Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.119
Medium and Support
carved wood and glass beads
relevance
rank 8.99015
Primary Keywords
figures
figures (representations)
males
men
nudes
standing
yoruba

Male Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925
Accession Number
1985/2.92
Medium and Support
carved wood, iron, and glass beads
relevance
rank 8.99015
Primary Keywords
figures
figures (representations)
males
men
nudes
standing
yoruba

Female Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Female Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.123
Medium and Support
carved wood, blue coral and Venetian beads
relevance
rank 8.99015
Primary Keywords
beads
females
figures
figures (representations)
standing
women
yoruba

Male Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.115
Medium and Support
carved wood, glass beads, blue pigment
relevance
rank 8.99015
Primary Keywords
figures
figures (representations)
males
men
nudes
standing
yoruba

Male Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.125
Medium and Support
wood, glass beads, brass and blue pigment
relevance
rank 8.99015
Primary Keywords
beads
figures
figures (representations)
males
men
standing
yoruba

Female Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Female Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.114
Medium and Support
carved wood and glass beads
relevance
rank 8.99015
Primary Keywords
females
figures
figures (representations)
nudes
standing
women
yoruba

Female Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Female Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.116
Medium and Support
carved wood, glass beads, blue pigment
relevance
rank 8.95243
Primary Keywords
females
figures
figures (representations)
standing
women
yoruba

Male Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1915-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.117
Medium and Support
carved wood and glass beads
relevance
rank 8.95243
Primary Keywords
figures
figures (representations)
males
men
standing
yoruba

Male Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.120
Medium and Support
carved wood, blue coral beads, blue pigment
relevance
rank 8.95243
Primary Keywords
figures
figures (representations)
males
men
standing
yoruba
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