Ibeji with Trade Beads Abstract she was portrayed carrying a

she was portrayed carrying a basket of copper wealth that she generously gives away to the chief who in turn gifted to his guests

tulips fall of 1960

Worn by Elders during initiation ceremonies and fixed in the Men’s House representing a clan and ancestral spirit

which consisted of a series of dance cycles that culminated in a potlatch ceremony

some women participated in political

Ibeji with Trade Beads Abstract she was portrayed carrying aWest 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