Pair of Ewe Vanevi figures. - Sculpture - Ewe - Benin (No Reserve Price)

This are a pair of Ewe Vanevi figures or twin sculptures from the Ewe people of Benin Republic and Togo.
Twin are highly revered by the Ewe and Yoruba people and to ensure that the good fortune that twins are believed to bring into their families small wooden figurines are carved to” replace “ them when the twins die. The Ewes and Yorubas have one of the highest recorded twins births rates and coupled with a high rate of infant mortality especially in sub Saharan countries means that Ere ibejis are one of the most numerous of carvings from the Ewe and Yorubas and indeed Africa.
The figures are kept by the families who care for them and sometimes adorn them with beads and metal ornaments.
These pair are rudimentary in their carving as is the case with most Vanevi figures, and they are both adorned with glass beads.