YORUBA IBEJI FIGURES 2, NIGERIA

Yoruba Ibeji 31 10.25" high $300

Yoruba Ibeji 32 7.75" high $400

Yoruba Ibeji 35 9" high $400

Yoruba Ibeji 36 9.25" high $300

Yoruba Ibeji 37 6.25" high $150

Yoruba Ibeji 38 11.25" high $400

Yoruba Ibeji 39 10.5" high $300

Yoruba Ibeji Figures Page 1 Catalog

Yoruba Ibeji Figures Pairs Catalog

The figures below have been sold and are left here for educational and research purposes.

Yoruba Ibeji 33 10.75" high SOLD

Yoruba Ibeji 34 9.25" SOLD

Yoruba Ibeji 40 11.25" high SOLD

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. Often dressed and fed, some still have their special robes.