A male Ewe Venavi twins, Ghana, standing on rounded platform, wide shoulders, robust arms, hands forming a hollow, their cylindrical necks hold up delicately carved oval shaped heads, their mouths are open and their eyes are barely visible; their domed heads have geometric carvings on them. light wood, some age cracks, signs of use. Certificate of origin and Provenance. "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: 22 cm / 22 cm Weight: 141 g / 147 g