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X88.2a,b Ibeji dolls
Object Name: Ibeji dolls
Place of Origin: Nigeria
Cultural Group: Yoruba peoples
Materials Used: Plastic, metal
Date: 1988
Dimensions: H: 25.0 cm, W: 9.0 cm, D: 7.5 cm (H: 9.8 in, W: 3.5 in, D: 2.9 in)
Credit line and Accession Number: Fowler Museum at UCLA. Museum Purchase with Manus Funds. X88.2a,b
Commercially produced dolls used as ere ibeji.
Source: Cameron, Elisabeth L. (1996) “Isn’t S/He a Doll?”, Los Angeles, UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History. page 68
