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FigureAf336

Standing wood male figure (ibeji) on a rounded base. Face is more rounded, and triangle-shaped lower eye lashes. Conical cap with two sets of vertical ridges on each side with four ridges in the front and six in the back. Heavily encrusted with red earth.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, indigo pigment and camwood pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf335

Standing wood figure (ibeji) with black, disc-shaped, beaded waistband (discs of horn?). Head is capped with a conical headdress. Cap is decorated with two sets of vertical ridges and the back with four. Nine scarification marks radiate from and point downward from the navel. Extended arms have hands touching thighs. Has very short legs in relation to body and the feet are extremely large. Stands on circular pedestal. Body and base is heavily encrusted with red earth, and cap has traces of indigo. Has worn camwood patina.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, fibre, indigo pigment, camwood pigment, horn ? and glass
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf334

Standing wood figure (ibeji) with large head wearing a cross hatched cap and loincloth. All facial features and breasts are enlarged. Pierced ears. Three vertical scars on the chin and three pairs of vertical scarification marks on cheeks with four horizontal ones below. Arms are extended with hands touching thighs. Black glass bead bracelet surrounds figure's right arm. Back bone is indicated by deep incised line on the back. Figure has short legs and large feet. On a base.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, glass, fibre, indigo pigment and camwood pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf333

Standing wood female figure (ibeji). Elaborate headdress. All facial features, breasts, and ears are enlarged. Ears are pierced. Three vertical scarification marks on cheeks, and chin, and four horizontal ones on the cheeks. Arms are extended with hands touching thighs. A black glass bead bracelet hangs from the figure's left wrist. Backbone is indicated by deep incised line in centre of back. Has short legs and large feet. Stands on a plain circular pedestal. Grooves on figure are filled with red earth and in hair are traces of indigo.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, glass, fibre, indigo pigment and camwood pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf332

Ikenga statute in three sections on an oval pedestal with four angled protuberance rising above. On these, theree rests an elongated face forming the second section. Scarification marks are incised from corners of the mouth, and the cheeks. Back of head has five lines carved from the top of the head to the base, joining at that point. Third section is an elaborate headdress with large horns that curve away from the head. Flaring outwards slightly. Outside of horns are incised with three sets of wavy lines. Three knobs face forward and backward at the base of the headdress.Traces of indigo and ochre overall. A twisted fibre cord is tied around horns, with a loop at end. Has a circular base.

Culture
Igbo
Material
wood, fibre, indigo pigment and camwood pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf497

Standing wood female figure (ibeji) on oval base. Figure has a long trunk and arms on short stocky legs. Arms are at the sides. Has protruding stomach, breasts, and buttocks. Large head with facial features in relief of large protruding eyes having incised eyelids and eight incised notches on each cheek with three at the forehead. Tall pointed four-sided headdress with knob at top is patterned with incised lines. Recesses filled with indigo dye. Large pierced ears placed far back on the head. Earring of strung horn beads and one jasper. Arm on the right has brass bracelet with spiral incising. Two strings of dark horn beads at waist. Necklace of elongated blue beads with one red jasper bead. Incising at back of head, spine, and stomach. Carved wood piece with dark brown patina and red camwood in areas.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, jasper mineral, stone, horn, brass metal, cotton fibre, indigo pigment and camwood pigment
Made in
Oyo, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf498

Standing wood male figure (ibeji) on round base. Figure has a long trunk and arms on short stocky legs. Arms are at the sides. Has protruding stomach, nipples, buttocks, and genitalia. Large head with facial features in relief of large protruding eyes having incised eyelids. Arranged on each cheek, there are seven incised notches with three at the forehead. Large pierced ears placed far back on head. Earring of strung white shell(?) beads and one jasper disc. Tall pointed four-sided headdress with knob at top is patterned with incised lines, of which the recesses are filled with indigo. Arm on the right has plain silver bracelet. Two strings of dark horn beads at waist. Necklace of blue glass(?). Incising at back of head, spine, and stomach. Carved wood piece with dark brown patina and red camwood paste in areas.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, horn, glass ?, silver metal, cotton fibre, jasper mineral, indigo pigment and camwood pigment
Made in
Oyo, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.219

Standing wood figure (ibeji). Head is capped with a bright blue pigment on the conical headdress. Cap is decorated with diagonal ridges. Seven tribal scarification marks on the cheeks, four of which are horizontal while the other three are vertically above the horizontal. Extended arms have hands touching thighs. Has very short legs in relation to body and the feet are large. Stands on circular pedestal. Beads around neck and hips. Covered with red camwood paste.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
indigo pigment, wood, glass, fibre, camwood pigment and shell
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.231

Standing wood female figure (ibeji). Head is capped with a conical four-sided rounded headdress. Three scarification marks are horizontally incised along the cheeks. Extended arms have hands touching thighs.Has breasts. Has short legs in relation to body and the feet are very large. Stands on circular pedestal. Beads around neck and hips. Covered with camwood paste.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, glass, fibre and camwood pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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