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Standing human figure on a round base with hands at the sides. There is a metal loop around one ankle and a string of black beads around the neck. On each cheek are four horizontal marks topped by three vertical marks. The hair is in a conical shape with a raised central groove surrounded by diagonal lines on each side and coated with blue pigment. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Twin Figure
1940 – 1950
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1987/2.79
Standing female figure with each foot on a small base. The hands rest at the sides and around the neck, waist, and ankles are strings of various colored beads. Cowrie shells are strung around the wrists. The pupils of the eyes are metal and on each cheek there are three vertical grooves. The hair is in a rounded comb-like shape with designs of arches and diagonal lines, coated in blue pigment. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Female Twin Figure
1940 – 1950
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1987/2.80
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