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Couple de statuettes ibeji
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac) / Jean-Gilles Berizzi
musée du quai Branly
http://www.quaibranly.fr/
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Keywords:
Shango
twin
necklace
nude (female)
coiffure à coques
hairstyle
objet religieux africain
African art
ibeji
stylized figure
belt
bracelet
nude (male)
statuette
bead
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About the artwork
Title:
Couple de statuettes ibeji
Techniques:
sculpture (technique)
brass
bead
wood (material)
cowrie (shell)
iron (metal)
glass (material)
cowrie (shell)
Inventory number:
73.1996.11.50;73.1996.11.51
Detail:
Ibeji : statuette de jumeaux en relation avec le culte de Shango (dieu du tonnerre, de la pluie et de la foudre)
Location:
musée du quai Branly