ere ibeji | Photographer: Axel Killian | Rights management: Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Twin figure
This Ibeji figure is characterised by four lancet-shaped notches on the cheeks (Oyo Abaja variation). It is carved with additional scars on the breasts, which hang far down. The relatively large ears are set far back on the head. The eyelids, which have lashes carved along their entire length, extend over half the eye. The female genitalia are clearly visible. The figure as a whole has a stocky appearance. Author: Michael Schönhuth, Translation: Timothy Connell
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Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
figures (representations)
Dimensions
Height: 270.0 mm
Material/Technique
Cowrie, Colour pigments, Glass beads, Wood, Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2750
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Provenance and sources
when
20th century
when
1991
where
Nigeria (location/origin)
Africa (location/origin)
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