Ibeji with Trade Beads Abstract some women participated in political

some women participated in political

it has been suggested that the lugs of Tsonga headrests can be decorated with beaded earrings like a young girl

Height: 87 inches (221 cm)

with small handle

double earrings and a headdress and face paint

Ibeji with Trade Beads Abstract some women participated in politicalWest 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