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I am a wonderful bad creature – who is half human-half bird, I’m so bad so bold so brave that I am eating together with witches says “seni” anti-bird ghost in Ibeme Town.

Twins Seven Seven

Arts of Africa

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MEDIUM Ink and paint on plywood Glazing: Glass
DIMENSIONS overall: 30 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (77.5 x 52.1 x 3.5 cm)  (show scale)
MARKINGS Label on reverse with typed text: I am a wonderful bad creature" -/ who is half human - half bird,/ I am so bad so bold so brave/ that I am eating together with/ Witches says "semi" anti-bird/ ghost in Imembe Town./ An illustration to a page in/ The Brave African Huntress/ by Twin Sevenseven/ 1966 (from conservation report 02/09/2023)
COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
ACCESSION NUMBER 2022.56.1
CREDIT LINE Gift of Donald and Pingree Louchheim
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Twins Seven Seven (Nigerian, 1944 – 2011). I am a wonderful bad creature – who is half human-half bird, I’m so bad so bold so brave that I am eating together with witches says “seni” anti-bird ghost in Ibeme Town.. Ink and paint on plywood Glazing: Glass, overall: 30 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (77.5 x 52.1 x 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Donald and Pingree Louchheim, 2022.56.1. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2022.56.1_PS20.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 2022.56.1_PS20.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2023
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Twins Seven Seven (Nigerian, 1944 – 2011). <em>I am a wonderful bad creature – who is half human-half bird, I’m so bad so bold so brave that I am eating together with witches says “seni” anti-bird ghost in Ibeme Town.</em>. Ink and paint on plywood

Glazing: Glass, overall: 30 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (77.5 x 52.1 x 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Donald and Pingree Louchheim, 2022.56.1. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2022.56.1_PS20.jpg)