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Carved wooden effigy of Ibeji(?), the Goddess of T

Made:: 1890-1930 in Nigeria

maker:: Yoruba people

Carved wooden effigy of Ibeji(?), the Goddess of Twins, female

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Carved wooden effigy of Ibeji(?), the Goddess of Twins, female
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Carved wooden effigy of Ibeji(?), the Goddess of Twins, female, nude, standing on circular base with trails of cowrie shells tied to each hand, Yoruba, Southern Nigeria, 1890-1930

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Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A658232

Materials:: wood, string and cowrie

type:: effigies

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