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Ibeji
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Ibeji

Maker Unknown, Oyo Yoruba
MediumMetal/Tin, pigment, wood, nails
Dimensions10” x 3” x 2 1/4” (25 x 7.8 x 5.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust
Object numberAF2002.0840.COP
DescriptionIbeji, male, with textured hairdo, and nails for eyes. From Oke-Eho/Iseyin, Oyo. (Pair with AF2002.0336, 8837)
ClassificationsSculpture
Exhibitions
Imagining Indigeneity in a Global Future
Opening the Africa Collection
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