Carved male effigy

Made:
1880-1895 in Ilorin
maker:
Yoruba people
Carved wooden, male effigy

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Carved wooden, male effigy
Science Museum Group

Carved wooden, male effigy, known as Ibedji figure to represent a dead twin and used as a companion for the remaining twin, a cult object, taken by the forces of the Royal Nigeria Co., from Yoruba,

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A5779
Materials:
wood, decoration, cowries, decoration, glass, beads and decoration, leather
type:
effigy
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)