If you cross paths with the ibeji, honor them and ask for blessings. Artist: Bruno Loeser
Register 1969: Wood Ibeji figure, male, wearing an apron with a strand of beads in each ear, two around the neck and three around the waist. On the base is carved a mark of a lozenge.
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Ibeji figures represent deceased twins born to Yoruba mothers, who have the highest rate of twin pregnancies in the world. After a twin's d...
Ingredientes: Goiabas vermelhas Amoras Cerejas Mel puro Prato de barro Cumbuca de barro Preparo: Coloque a cumbuca ao centro do prato de barro. Disponha as frutas ao redor da cumbuca com carinho e de uma forma que lhe agrade. Encha a cumbuca com mel, também despeje um fio de mel formando uma espiral de […]
Yoruba Ere Ibeji (Twin Figure), Igbomina - Ila Orangun, Nigeria http://www.imodara.com/post/91986223869/nigeria-yoruba-ere-ibeji-twin-figure-igbomina
Yoruba, Early/mid–20th century
A scare rare pair of Yoruba Ibeji Figures A superb pair of large male and female figures with crowns Showing fine aged patina, encrusted with camwood powder and Indigo blue A fine pair of carvings from the late 19th century Oyo Ilorin region Size: 30 cm , Provenance: UK Collection, Price: Please inquire
Ibeji é o Orixá Ere, ou seja, criança. Na verdade, é representada por duas divindades gêmeas infantis que significam a dualidade, ligadas a todos os Orixás e...
The Yoruba tribe of Nigeria are said to have one of the worlds largest proportions of multiple births. Of every 1000 births there is about 4...
For all my collecting (and dealing) African Tribal Art years I had loved but never purchased ibeji. The first strike of course is that they are as common as grains of sand on the beach (sort of like Dan masks or Baule sculpture). I guess what pushed me over the edge was a visit to…
Yoruba Ibeji figures, representing twins
wood, softly luminous brown patina, small remains of indigo blue pigment, four strings of glassbeads, long and narrow head with grooved high towering coiffure, facial features rubbed off, the body strongly encrusted with paste from redwood/ palmoil, on breast and back carved with islamic triangle “tirah”, dam., missing parts (base), cracks, small traces of insect caused damage (upper lip); particularly sympathetic “ibeji” type, from the “master of the smiling face”. The “ibeji”, the depository of the soul, is treated with the loving care as the surviving twin. The figure is handsomely dressed and decorated with chains and rings, washed and anointed (with a mixture of finely ground redwood and palm oil) at least once a week (normally on fridays), and when the mother takes the twin to her breast, the “ibeji” gets his portion too.
wood, brown patina, indigo blue pigment, three strings of glass beads, strong encrustations with camwood powder/palm oil, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), large head with pleasing soft facial features, incised scarification marks on the cheeks, facial features slightly rubbed off, slighty dam., abrasion of paint (coiffure)
A fine couple of ibeji -Twinfigures, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria Finely rendered male and female figurines representing a matched pairs of twins. Attractive shown scarification marks on the face and breasts. Figures of this type are used in Ibedji cult and make it represents Ibedjis deceased twins (or ibeji) can sometimes also simply be used as a toy.. Material: made from medium weight wood carved from one piece, remnants of dark paint. Glass beads.
