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Ere Ibeji Yoruba wood figure - Nigeria - African Art

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Ere Ibeji Yoruba wood figure - Nigeria - African Art

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Title: Ere Ibeji Yoruba wood figure - Nigeria - African Art Tribal Art

Type: Figure, statue

Date/Period: Second half 20th century

Origin: Nigeria

Dimension: 12,20 Inch

Material: Wood, pearls

Note: Stand not included.

Additional Information: Sculpted according to the indications of the Ifa transmitted to the soothsayer, the babalawo, the Ibedji statuettes played the role of substitute for the death of the child. The statuettes are then treated as the missing child would have been. It is the mother who must take care of it; it anoints them with oil and feeds them regularly. If it disappears it is the remaining twin who takes over. Considered much more than a physical representation of a loved one, the ibedji statues influence the life of the family, which is why the family continues to pray to them and to worship them and to give them cults and libations. These ibedji statues are among the most well-known art objects of the Yoruba ethnic group. Indeed, the occurrence of groaning in this ethnic group is stronger than anywhere else in Black Africa. This particularity naturally influenced and integrated their statuary. Featuring braided crest hairstyles, this Egba-style statuette, nude on a circular base, features deep ethnic jugal scarifications, pearl necklaces around the neck and hips.

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