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.
Brooklyn Museum photograph
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. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
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.
Medium
Ink and paint on plywood Glazing: Glass
Classification
Dimensions
overall: 30 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (77.5 x 52.1 x 3.5 cm)
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)
Credit Line
Gift of Donald and Pingree Louchheim
Accession Number
2022.56.1
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