Yoruba Twin Figure with Cowrie Shell Cape
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11.5 in
(29.21 cm)
- Yoruba culture
A Yoruba wood twin figure, ere ibeji, in cowrie shell coat, by a member of the Igbuke family of oyo. The male figure with colored beads about the ankles, green and yellow beads about the neck, the checks scarified with the king's mark.
- Inventory Number: 2023.1.22
- Collections: Permanent Art Collection, Wickstrom Collection of African Art