ibedji

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Ibeji
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"'Ibedji' figure made of wood. Male figure, painted dark red up to the neck, partly smeared with red clay; hair (split hairstyle) painted black; face wood-coloured; a pearl necklace around the left wrist and the left foot, a necklace of small, round, black discs around the body. Height: 26.6 cm. North Yoruba"

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
Twin figure
Dimensions
Weight: 0,2 kg
Height: 27 cm
Width: 7,5 cm
Depth: 7,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Pigment, Glass, Plant fibre , Coconut shell
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 27074

Provenance and sources

when
19th century - 20th century (beginning)
where
Nigeria
who
Yoruba
who
Frobenius, Leo - Collectors
Description
Purchase from Leo Frobenius 1912

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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