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Nigerian Ibeji Carved Wooden Figurine #1 Figures like these, called ibeji, are memorials to deceased

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Nigerian Ibeji Carved Wooden Figurine #1 Figures like these, called ibeji, are memorials to deceased

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Figures like these, called ibeji, are memorials to deceased twins. Their elaborate hairstyles and beaded jewelry mark their honored status. When one twin dies, a single sculpture is commissioned and cared for by the mother and later by the surviving twin. If both infants die, a sculptor creates two images.

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Nigerian Ibeji Carved Wooden Figurine #1 Figures like these, called ibeji, are memorials to deceased

Name: Nigerian Ibeji Carved Wooden Figurine #1 Figures like these, called ibeji, are memorials to deceased
SKU: 160908349
Price: 119 USD
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