Ibeji

Maker Unknown, Yoruba

MediumGlass beads, pigment, wood

Dimensions10” x 2 3/4”

Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust

Object numberAF2002.0551.COP

DescriptionFemale ibeji figure with crest hairdo, large hands, thumbs defining pubic area, vertical scarification marks on cheeks, traces of camwood pigment, beaded necklace, and blue pigment in hair. Possibly from southern Egba region or Ilaro in Egbado area?

ClassificationsSculpture

Collections

Exhibitions

Gender and Society in Africa

Opening the Africa Collection

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