N.º 84084045

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Venavi - Ewe - Togo  (Sin Precio de Reserva)
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Venavi - Ewe - Togo (Sin Precio de Reserva)

A female Ewe Venavi couple, standing on straight legs, thin arms, bent hands, the little faces non-existent, they wear necklaces with red and with red and yellow beads and around the hips more strings with red and multicoloured beads; one is carved in very heavy wood; one base has a hole. Certificate of providence. These beautiful figures were used for the cult of the twins. Coming closer to Yoruba beliefs, the Ewe, on the death of a twin, had a statuette carved in his or her likeness and looked after it like a living child. "The Ewe, who live in southern Togo and Ghana are the eastern neighbors of Asante. They are probably best known for their textiles and also for small wooden dolls called "venovi" or "venavi" which are used like the Yoruba people in Nigeria used Ibeji twin figurines, for protection of survivor after death of a twin. Some scholars state that they are also used as children's dolls as well as sometimes used as fertility dolls by women who keep these dolls under their mattresses or were worn under the skirts of young women to ensure fertility. Scarifications and added clothing and strings of beads reveal family and clan religious and social affiliations." Source: ISN'T S/HE A DOLL. Lit.: ISN'T S/HE A DOLL. Height: 23 cm / 23 cm Weight: 500 g / 300 g

N.º 84084045

Vendido
Venavi - Ewe - Togo  (Sin Precio de Reserva)

Venavi - Ewe - Togo (Sin Precio de Reserva)

A female Ewe Venavi couple, standing on straight legs, thin arms, bent hands, the little faces non-existent, they wear necklaces with red and with red and yellow beads and around the hips more strings with red and multicoloured beads; one is carved in very heavy wood; one base has a hole. Certificate of providence.

These beautiful figures were used for the cult of the twins. Coming closer to Yoruba beliefs, the Ewe, on the death of a twin, had a statuette carved in his or her likeness and looked after it like a living child.

"The Ewe, who live in southern Togo and Ghana are the eastern neighbors of Asante. They are probably best known for their textiles and also for small wooden dolls called "venovi" or "venavi" which are used like the Yoruba people in Nigeria used Ibeji twin figurines, for protection of survivor after death of a twin. Some scholars state that they are also used as children's dolls as well as sometimes used as fertility dolls by women who keep these dolls under their mattresses or were worn under the skirts of young women to ensure fertility. Scarifications and added clothing and strings of beads reveal family and clan religious and social affiliations." Source: ISN'T S/HE A DOLL.

Lit.: ISN'T S/HE A DOLL.

Height: 23 cm / 23 cm
Weight: 500 g / 300 g

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