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ebeji statue figure nigeria
$ 26.4
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Description
A carefully carved Ibeji alsoknown as Ibejí, Ibeyí, or Jimaguas in Latin America, is the name of an Orisha representing a pair of twins in the Yoruba religion of the Yoruba
people. If a twin dies in infancy, the family have a wooden figure carved to represent the dead twin. These carvings are called ere
ibeji
('ere' means sacred image, 'ibi', means born and 'eji' means two).These beautiful statue is a collector or
museum piece. The statue is approximately 10 inches tall and two in wide.
Note
; The price is for both pieces.