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Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji)

Date:: 19th–20th century
Geography:: Nigeria, Ogbomosho or Ibadan region
Culture:: Yoruba peoples
Medium:: Wood, camwood powder
Dimensions:: Height 9-3/4 in.
Classification:: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line:: Gift of F. Peter Rose, 1981
Accession Number:: 1981.424.12

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