Ere Ibeji | Photographer: Axel Killian | Rights management: Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Twin figure
Figure featuring female twins with elevated hairstyles in the shape of a bobble hat. The figure's thin neck is remarkable, showing the remains of red chalk. Otherwise, the wood is dark brown and smooth. Two hip cords made of tortoiseshell discs and white-red or green-red ceramic beads are attached to the figure.
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Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
figures (representations)
Dimensions
Height: 265.0 mm
Material/Technique
Tortoiseshell, Red chalk, Ceramics, Pearl, Wood, Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2456
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Provenance and sources
when
20th century
when
20.06.1977
who
Privatbesitz - Former Possessors
where
Nigeria (location/origin)
Africa (location/origin)
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