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- Ondo peoples
- ere ibeji (twin figure), late 1800s–1975
- Where object was made: Nigeria
- wood, pigment, beads, carving
- Object Height/Width/Depth: 32 x 9.5 x 8 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth: 12 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 in - Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Kenneth Palmer
- On view: Gallery 407
- 2007.2699
- Ondo peoples
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The male figure is on a round base. It has a pointed hairstyle that has been rubbed with both black and blue pigments. The ears are set unusually far back. The chest is scarred with 5 stacked chevrons. He is wearing a pink and dark blue beaded belt. The body has been rubbed with a reddish pigment, possibly camwood powder.