Carved wooden effigy or Ibedji, typical Yoriba sta

Carved wooden effigy or Ibedji Carved wooden effigy or Ibedji

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Carved wooden effigy or Ibedji
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Carved wooden effigy or Ibedji
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Carved wooden effigy or Ibedji, typical Yoruba statue of a child, in standing position adorned with strings of cowrie shells, represents a dead twin. Yoruba, Nigeria, 1871-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655897
Materials:
wood, cowrie and glass, beads
Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 70 mm x 94 mm, .58 kg
cowrie string: 280 mm
type:
statues
credit:
Sotheby's