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Standing human figure on a round base with hands at the sides. The abdomen is marked by triangular grooves and around the waist is a string of beads. There is also a string of beads around the neck, while the forehead has four vertical, incised grooves and the chin has three grooves. This figure also has closed eyes, not seen often on Yoruba twin figures. The hair is in the shape of a knob with vertical incised grooves. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Twin Figure
1925 – 1940
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford Golden
1986/2.115
Silk repp weave crepe with tie-dyed (shibori) design
Japanese (Japanese (culture or style))
Underkimono with Overall Shibori Design
1925 – 1940
Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
2005/1.397
Ring with two conical projections, decorated with concentric horizontal grooves and a large loop.
Ring
1925 – 1940
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford Golden
1986/2.148

Songye (Songye)
Vessel
1925 – 1940
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1987/2.53

Itō Sōzan
Crows
1925 – 1940
Gift of Millard Pryor in Memory of Mary S. Pryor
1991/2.114
Standing female figure with prominent breasts on a square base. The hands are placed at the sides and there are strings of beads around the waist and neck. On the cheeks and forehead there are incised marks and the hair has a rounded, comb-like shape with horizontal grooves. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Female Twin Figure
1925 – 1940
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford Golden
1986/2.113
Standing female figure on a round base with hands at the sides. Around the waist and neck are strings of multi-colored beads. On each cheek of the face there are three incised marks and the pupils of the eyes are metal. The hair is in the shape of a rounded comb, with horizontal grooves coated in blue pigment. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Female Twin Figure
1925 – 1940
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford Golden
1986/2.116
Standing human figure on a round base with hands at the sides. The abdomen is decorated with small incised triangles. Around the waist and neck are strings of dark beads. On the face there are three vertical grooves on the chin and forehead, while each cheek has four horizontal grooves. The hair is in a triangular shape decorated with geometric patterns and topped by a small two-tier knob. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Twin Figure
1925 – 1940
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford Golden
1986/2.120
Standing male figure on a round base, part of which has broken off. The hands are at the sides and there are geometric designs on the abdomen. Around the waist and neck are strings of multi-colored beads. The hair is in a rounded comb-like shape with horizontal grooves. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Male Twin Figure
1925 – 1940
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford Golden
1986/2.119

Fulani (Fulbe)
Tent Hanging
1915 – 1925
Gift of Prof. and Mrs. Horace M. Miner
1984/1.268
Standing female figure on a round base with hands at the sides. The figure has prominent breasts and strings of multi-colored beads around the waist and neck. The pupils of the eyes are metal and the hair is in a rounded comb shape with vertical grooves and blue pigment. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Female Twin Figure
1925 – 1940
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford Golden
1986/2.118
Standing male figure on a round base with hands at the sides. Around the waist are two strings of black and blue beads, a  string of round, orange beads around the neck, as well as a geometric pattern on the abdomen and brass around the ankles. On each cheek are four horizontal grooves topped by three vertical grooves and three vertical grooves. The pupils are metal and the hair is in a conical shape with a small knob and coated in blue pigment. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Male Twin Figure
1925 – 1940
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford Golden
1986/2.122
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