Pair of eden ogboni figures

Made:
1701-1900 in Ibadan
maker:
Yoruba people
Pair of eden ogboni figures

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Pair of eden ogboni figures
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Pair of eden ogboni figures, male and female attached by chain and on spikes, Yoruba, from Ibadan, Southern Nigeria, West Africa, 18th or 19th centuries

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A95855
Materials:
brass and iron
type:
figurine and ceremonial staff
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)