Ibeji with Trade Beads Seattle art 100 BCE - 200 CE

100 BCE - 200 CE

gallery label (Gallery Dei Gratia

There are no major chips in the wood or damage to the art

primarily on the island of Luzon

Gilbert Islands

Ibeji with Trade Beads Seattle art 100 BCE - 200 CEWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. first quarter of the 20th century CE. A carved wooden Ibeji male twin figure that was originally part of a pair. The nude man stands with attenuated legs atop an integral circular plinth, holds both arms to his waist adorned in red pigment, and wears a strand of cobalt blue trade beads above stylized genitals. His elongated head features bulging eyes and ears, incised scarification grooves on his cheeks and