Ere Ibeji

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Ibeji figure with raised cornrows and facial scarification. The figure is decorated with four strings of glass beads, two chains made from tortoiseshell discs and two iron bracelets.

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Museen Freiburg
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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
figures (representations)
Dimensions
Height: 295.0 mm
Material/Technique
Glass beads, Tortoiseshell, Sheet iron, Wood, Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2442
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Provenance and sources

Production
when
20th century
Change of legal title:
Purchase
when
14.12.1976
who
Privatbesitz - Former Possessors
Change of physical control or legal title
where
Nigeria (location/origin)
Africa (location/origin)
Assignment to a curated holding:
Africa

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CC0 1.0 DEED

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