MXA African Art TWIN ERE IBEJI Fetish Totem Passport 09
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SHIPPING IS 8.99 for first item 4.98 for each item tafter, national and international. No further discount is possible . T is no discount on buy it now items. You are bidding on an item from the collection of Marcel Gibrat (see brief bio below). This is an African wooden statuette. Estimate : $50-200 Culture/Country : Africa Period : 20th Century Size : 7 inch tall Media/Material : Wood Condition : good Description : An old African wooden twin statuette. Provenance : Marcel Gibrat Collection; Marcel Gibrat Restoration, Arts & Antiquities Studio , New York Ibeji From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Pair of ibeji, authenticated by the Department of Antiquities of Nigeria The orisha Ibeji is the protector of twins in Yoruba mythology .In Yoruba culture, ibeji are also carved wooden figures made to house the soul of a dead twin . These wooden figures, six to ten inches high and carved with the family mask, are tended as if they were alive. The Yoruba people believe that this care and tending keeps the soul in this world and ensures the survival of the other twin. Contents [hide ] 1 Origins 2 Practice 3 External links 4 References [ edit ] Origins While the birth rate of monozygotic twins is relatively constant worldwide, about 4 per 1000 births, that rate for dizygotic twins varies widely. The incidence
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