Ibeji statuette, incarnation of the missing child in African Yoruba art. Large almond-shaped eyes, braids gathered into a crest, generally illustrate the aesthetic traditions of African Yoruba art. This female effigy of the Yoruba type is decorated with necklaces of glass beads. These adornments had a protective function. Dark satin patina. 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. These African statuettes named ibeji are then treated as the missing child would have been. It is the mother who must take care of it; she can wash and feed them regularly. When she disappears, the remaining twin takes over. There are dozens of different stylistic trends for these famous pieces. A careful comparative study has been carried out by Fausto Polo and Jean David in the book Catalogue of the Ibeji
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