MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
Ibeji Doll
Object Name:
Doll, Ibeji
Other Name:
Ibeji Doll
Place of Origin:
Yoruba, Nigeria, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 10"
W = 4"
D = 4"
Description:
Standing female figure with large head, crescent—shaped blue and black painted headdress, large bulgy eyes with pierced centers. Wedge—shaped nose with round nostrils, full thick lips, with slit mouth, three vertical scarification marks on each buff—colored cheeks. Crescent shaped ears, cylindrical neck with blue glass beads, boneless bent arms carved away from body. Hands attached to sides, round buttocks, short thick legs, large flat feet. Brown patina with red camwood paint in crevices, standing on cylindrical base.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Wood W/Paint, Metal and Beads
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving / Painting / Metal and Bead Work
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2014.1.17
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