Ex-Belgian collection of African art In accordance with the aesthetic conventions specific to African sculpture Yoruba, this statuette offers large globular eyes, and a braided hairstyle mounted in a bun. Its protective adornments are the ajebu. Satin patina, colored highlights. In the language of the Yoruba people, ibeji means twin: ibi for born and eji for two. They represent the figure of a deceased twin. This ibedji is then treated as the missing child would have been. It is the mother who must take care of him; she can wash and feed him regularly. If she disappears, it is the remaining twin who takes over. It also happened that a man would have ibeji carved for his wife in order to induce pregnancy, the object becoming a support for fertility. Supporting the soul of the twin, the ibeji influences the life of the family, becoming a source of benefits to its parents, the latter continuing to address prayers to it and to devote worship and libations to it. A detailed comparative study of the different regional styles was carried out by Fausto Polo and Jean David in the work Catalogue of the Ibeji.
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