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Lot n° 76
Estimation :
100 - 120
EUR
Pair of male ibedji twins made of wood, pigments and cords, - Lot 76
Pair of male ibedji twins made of wood, pigments and cords, with classical features: bulging almond-shaped eyes, blunt noses, thick-lipped mouths. One has a high headdress made of four vertical braids, while the other has an openwork bun. Objects linked to the cult of twins, of great importance to the Yoruba. The twins form a spiritual unit. When one of the twins dies, a statuette is made to house the soul of the departed twin. It is dressed, washed and fed like a living child, and is a moving testimony of filial love beyond death.
Yoruba style - Nigeria
Bibliography: LAWAL Babatunde, Visions of Yoruba Africa, Edition 5 continents, Milan, 2012, p.137.
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