Ere Ibeji

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Twin figure

Ibeji figure carved from reddish-brown wood. The female figure is standing still with her arms hanging down at her sides. Forehead and cheeks are scarified. The figure is wearing a necklace fashioned from glass beads. Residues of red and blue paint can be made out in the many indentations.

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Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
figures (representations)
Dimensions
Height: 2450.0 mm
Material/Technique
Colour pigments, Glass beads, Wood, Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2079
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Provenance and sources

when
1900 - 1960
when
17.08.1963
who
Galerie Lemaire, M. L. J. - Sellers
where
Nigeria (location/origin)
Oyo (location/origin)
Africa (location/origin)

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