A Ewe venavi Ibeji couple, Togo and Ghana, standing straight on their elongated feet, a oval protruding abdomen, rounded shoulders, their arms fall down to their hips and are marked with curved hands at the extremities, the thick cylindric neck supports a large oval shaped head, simple features marked by indentations and carvings in the wood with a mouth, rectangular nose and large almond shaped eyes, the hair is simply marked by small straights lines. These figures are to be placed in the ground and washed, dressed each week by the mothers; glossy from handling, signs of use. "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." References: ISN'T S/HE A DOLL. Height: 23 cm / 23 cm Weight: 180 g / 180 g