Carved wooden effigy

Made:
1890-1930 in Nigeria
maker:
Yoruba people
Carved wooden effigy, probably of Ibeji, God of Twins, Yoruba Carved wooden effigy Carved wooden effigy
Carved wooden effigy, probably of Ibeji, God of Twins, Yoruba Carved wooden effigy Carved wooden effigy

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Carved wooden effigy, probably of Ibeji, God of Twins, Yoruba
Science Museum Group
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Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved wooden effigy, probably of Ibeji, God of Twins, Yoruba, maker, south western Nigeria, 1890-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658229
Materials:
wood, glass and paste, beads
Measurements:
height 228 mm
width 73 mm
thickness 66 mm
type:
effigies

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