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Yoruba Twins (N° 28582)

Former Canadian collection of African art.
Decorated with their protective adornments, the "abiku", colored beads and metal jewelry, these "ere" doll-statues (statues), incarnations of twins in adult guise, were said to have been sculpted on the advice of the "babalawo".
Satin black patina.

In the language of the Yoruba people, ibeji means twin: ibi for born and eji for two. They embody the figure of a deceased twin. This ibedji is then treated as the missing child would have been. It also happened that a man had ibeji sculpted for his wife in order to induce pregnancy. Support of the soul of the twin, the ibeji influences the life of the family, becoming a source of benefits towards his parents, the latter continuing to address prayers to him and to devote cults and libations to him. Among the Yoruba, the occurrence of twinning is stronger than anywhere else in Black Africa, which has influenced and integrated their statuary.
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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OriginEx. coll. canadienne Larin
EthnyYoruba
Countrynigéria
Material(s)wood, metal, perles de verre
Height cm24
Width8 cm
Weight0.57 Kg
Socle includedYes

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