A Lovely Vintage Yoruba Ibeji Twin selling Male Statue or Figurine Hand Carved Tribal Art Collectible from Nigeria

A Lovely rare shaped Yoruba Ibeji Twin Male Statue or Figurine, tribal Art Collectibles from Normandy France. Yoruba are a largely agrarian society, the Yoruba are distributed throughout Nigeria, Togo, and Benin. A highly popular art-producing group among collectors, the Yoruba are known for their numerous and elaborate art forms. This is a Male mounted on a wooden base. Lovely Tribal art collectible.

Ibeji meaning 'twins', as the Yoruba hold twins to be important and the Yoruba, as a people, have one of the highest incidences of twin births in the world. It is believed that twins are a single soul within two bodies and if something happens to one twin, it affects the spirit of the other. If one twin dies, the soul residing within the other twin will be considered out selling of balance, causing life difficulties or bad times. The parents of this surviving twin would have a figure commissioned by a local diviner, which would then be treated as would the surviving twin, and would be believed to become a vessel for the other half of the soul. In this way, the soul could remain balanced for the surviving individual.

Very collectible items and in a good condition. Nice patina with some normal marks and wear of tribal items as shown in the pictures and collected in the past 30 or so years. These were sourced in Africa by a very knowledgeable Tribal Art Dealer from London.

Shipped with a tracking number from Normandy France.