Ibeji

Maker Unknown, Yoruba, Ibarapa

MediumMetal/Tin, pigment, wood, nails

Dimensions9 1/2” x 3 1/4” x 3” (23.5 x 8.5 x 7.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust

Object numberAF2002.0848.COP

DescriptionIbeji, male, with crest hairdo, vertical scarification marks on forehead, hands attached at hips, representation of a loincloth, traces of camwood pigment, jewelry around neck and waist, nails in eyes. (Pair with AF2002.0847, 9041).

ClassificationsSculpture

Collections

Exhibitions

Gender and Society in Africa

Opening the Africa Collection

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