Product code: Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figures top with Beaded Necklaces
Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figures with Beaded The Yoruba of Nigeria have the highest recorded rate of twin births in the world, with an estimated 45 sets of twins in every 1,000 births. For Yoruba families, the birth of twins is greeted with rejoicing because they are believed to possess special powers and the ability to bring good top fortune to those who honor them properly. However, multiple births have an increased risk of one of the twins dying during infancy. Figures like these, called ibeji, are memorials to deceased twins. Their elaborate hairstyles and beaded jewelry mark their honored status One twin is about 8" tall, has a 2.5" by 3" base and weighs .8 ounces. The second twin is about 9.5" tall, has a 3" by 3" base and weighs 12 ounces. Both twins are wearing necklaces. They both show signs of age (see photos).
Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figures with Beaded The Yoruba of Nigeria have the highest recorded rate of twin births in the world, with an estimated 45 sets of twins in every 1,000 births. For Yoruba families, the birth of twins is greeted with rejoicing because they are believed to possess special powers and the ability to bring good top fortune to those who honor them properly. However, multiple births have an increased risk of one of the twins dying during infancy. Figures like these, called ibeji, are memorials to deceased twins. Their elaborate hairstyles and beaded jewelry mark their honored status One twin is about 8" tall, has a 2.5" by 3" base and weighs .8 ounces. The second twin is about 9.5" tall, has a 3" by 3" base and weighs 12 ounces. Both twins are wearing necklaces. They both show signs of age (see photos).