Yoruba Twin Figure from the collection of Ripon College

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Yoruba culture
Yoruba Twin Figure
11.5 in (29.21 cm)
Inv: 2023.1.56

This is a standing female twin figure, ere ibeji, with hands on hips. There is incised tribal scarification on the face and strands of beads around the neck and waist.

Collections: Permanent Art Collection, Wickstrom Collection of African Art

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