Yoruba Ibeji Figure with Venetian Glass Beads

Yoruba female I'beji figure to Protect a Surviving twin,…
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Yoruba female I'beji figure to Protect a Surviving twin, Nigeria, old Yoruba twin figure for the ebegi cult, decorated with a waist string of small antique Venetian glass beads. Ibeji are symbolic representations of a deceased twin and are not carved as realistic portraits. Condition: a stable crack on the left hand side running up to torso and the side of the head.

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