Twin Figures (Ere Ibeji)
Yoruba · Early/mid–20th century
Provenance
Ownership history
- Dr. Jeffrey Hammer and Ms. Deborah Stokes, Chicago, Ill., by 1982; given to the Art Institute, 1982.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Art Institute of Chicago, Pass It On: Celebrating Families, Aug. 15–Nov. 29, 1998, no cat.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Critical Fabulation, Oct. 10, 2025-Jan. 4, 2026, no cat.
Literature
Published references
- Moyo Okediji, "Art of the Yoruba," African Art at the Art Institute of Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 23, 2 (1997), pp. 179-181, fig. 34.
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