FMNH 221277.nosub[1]

  • 221278: Yoruba Twin Figures
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    Description: Yoruba Twin Figures. Three figures from the city of Oyo, probably carved by the same group of carvers, but representing three different sets of twins. 11 inches (approximate) each.
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    Transcriber: Julia W. Kennedy : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Chicago Natural History Museum - Ethnology | 22-5 | Provenience: Western Nigeria, Oyo region | People or Culture: Yoruba | Object: Twin figure | Material: Wood, camwood powder, iron, glass beads, blueing | Description: Standing male figure w/ hands to sides; high vertically striated coiffure ending in 3 mounds; string of longit. striped bugle beads around waist; 2 strings of beads around each ankle. | Dimensions: (in cm.) Height: 27 cm. | Collection: Purchased from J. Underwood 5/67 [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 221277 | Field No. JU12B | Neg. No. 47 | Neg. # 101205 | Acc. 2951 [BACK] [PHOTOGRAPH]
Catalog Number: 221277.nosub[1]
Description: figure sculpture
Materials: wood, iron, glass beads, camwood powder, bluing
Cultural Attribution: Yoruba
Accession Number: [2951] J. Underwood (Purchase)
Accession Year: 1967
Collector/Source: John Underwood, Underwood, John and Leon
EMu IRN: 1127373
GUID: 5b7bb363-6700-40fa-85b2-3a5256ccde2d

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