Ere Ibeji

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Ibeji figure with a hollow, crown-like head covering. There is evidence of short decorative scars on the forehead and long chevron-shaped ones from the temples over the cheeks. Long, decorative scars are etched vertically on the chest and abdomen. The figure is wearing bracelets on the left hand and both ankles, which are fashioned from blue beads with red and white stripes. A section of the right foot and pedestal has broken off.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
figures (representations)
Dimensions
Höhe: 248.0 mm
Material/Technique
Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2450 b
Related object(s)
is related to : I/2079
is related to : I/2080
is related to : I/2281
is related to : I/2429
is related to : I/2442
is related to : I/2449 a
is related to : I/2449 b
is related to : I/2450 a
is related to : I/2451 a
is related to : I/2451 b
is related to : I/2455 a
is related to : I/2455 b
is related to : I/2456
is related to : I/2490
is related to : I/2750
is related to : I/2751
is related to : I/2753

Provenance and sources

when
1870 - 1930

when
22.03.1977
who
Privatbesitz - Former Possessors

where
Nigeria (location/origin)
Africa (location/origin)

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CC0 1.0 DEED

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