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EARLY 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN OYO, YORUBA IBEJI FEMALE FIGURE. #9724
EARLY 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN OYO, YORUBA IBEJI FEMALE FIGURE. #9724
EARLY 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN OYO, YORUBA IBEJI FEMALE FIGURE. #9724
EARLY 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN OYO, YORUBA IBEJI FEMALE FIGURE. #9724
EARLY 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN OYO, YORUBA IBEJI FEMALE FIGURE. #9724

EARLY 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN OYO, YORUBA IBEJI FEMALE FIGURE. #9724

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    Description

    A late 19th century African, Nigerian, Oyo region, wooden Yoruba Ibeji female twin deity, naively carved, the wooden carving 11½ inches high with a row of beads around the neck, The carving style emphasises the conical head, an elaborate hairstyle, a roundness of the eyes and facial features. A couple of age cracks, see photos.
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    The Yoruba, with a high rate of multiple births, feel that twins are very special and powerful. If a twin dies, a figure dedicated to Ibeji, the deity of twins, is carved to be the earthly abode of the spirit of that twin. The figure is nurtured by the mother and/or the surviving twin . Different hair styles, scarification, figure shape and style of carving indicate the origin of a figure.
    Photo not included.
    From a Danish Collection