Togo - "Ewe" African twin statuette from Togo

Togo

Ewe twin statuette from Togo in wood and pearls

Ethnic group / people: Ewe
mid 20th century

Dimensions: height 17.5cm x width 6cm x depth 4.5cm
Sold with 3 cm base

Good condition

Fetish of fertility, the Ewe venerated twins

Old honey and brown patina, pearls.

Delivered with their certificate of authenticity from the expertise company "Origine Expert"

Contrary to what many collectors or experts think, the statuettes of twins do not work in pairs like the statuettes of ancestors. They are to be taken each in the individuality of their
significance.

On the east coast of the Gulf of Benin, a birth is a happy event that occurs in the context that links life to death. The belief in reincarnation is still alive.

Dimensions :
- Height : 18 cm
- Width : 6,5 cm
- Depth : 4,5 cm