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Yoruba peoples, Oro/Omu-Aran Districts, Igbomina Province, Nigeria, Africa
Title
Female ere ibeji twin figure pair
Description
A pair of Female ere ibeji twin figures in the permanent collection of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
Date early 20th century
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P4241,Q40719727
institution QS:P195,Q1336277
Accession number
95.85.1, 95.85.2
Object history “Twins hold a special place among the Yoruba of Nigeria where they have the highest rate of twin births in the world. They are protected by the God of Twins, called Ibeji, and are believed to have the power to bring good fortune, health and happiness to their families. Even after a twin dies, its spirit continues to watch over its family. After the death of a twin, its mother has a figure like these carved. It is believed that the spirit of the twin lives inside the figure. To help the twin's spirit feel cared for and loved, the mother cares for the figure as if it were a living child by feeding and bathing it, dressing it with jewelry and carrying it with her wherever she goes. In this way, she respects the twin's spirit and lets everyone in the community know that she holds the special honor of being the mother of twins. The leather bracelet on the ankle of one of the twin figures represents and retains the power of the orisha (or deity/God), Aro, the Yoruba goddess who helps women who have children who were "born to die". The cowrie shells dangling from one of the twins represents the wealth of the family. The beads around the neck relate to Shango, the Yoruba God of thunder and lightning. The metal anklet was added to ward off the malevolent powers of the orisha who dislikes twins." ” The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, IMCPL Digital Collections
References Artifact description: Artifacts at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Marion County Public Library, IMCPL Digital Collections
Source/Photographer Wendy Kaveney


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