Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21 Sep 2023
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A Yoruba Ibeji figure
A Yoruba Ibeji figure
Baba Magba, Igbomina, Nigeria
with a two part domed coiffure, facial scarifications, eye lashes and remains of metal pins to the eyes, wearing a metal and a bead bangle,
26.4cm high.
cf. George Chemeche, Ibeji, The Cult of Yoruba Twins, 2003, p.171, no. 127.
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