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Museum number: UEM26978 

Material: Wood, unknown material 

Region and culture: Basonge (Songye) people 

Description: Wooden figure with to carved women standing back to back. Their backs are grown together and the figures could represent twin symbolism, which has a particular cultural meaning in Congo. The figure has no legs, but has a pedestal. Height 30 cm.  

Donated to the Ethnographic museum as part of Dr. Inge Heibergs collection. 1926.