Item: Ibeji
(twin) figures
Dimensions: 10 1/2"
Height (Fig. A) and 10" Height (Fig. B)
Medium/Media: name
Item Description: These
small figures were carved with scarification on their face. Each
of these figures bears a different facial marking; They are not
from the same town/area. Each figure is female and has beads.
Region:
Culture: Yoruba
Geographic Origin: Nigeria
Cultural Profile: Twins
are considered "good luck" among the Yoruba. Traditionally
when a twin died, a figure representing the child's gender was
carved.
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