Ere Ibeji
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Ere Ibeji are sculptures created by the Yoruba of Nigeria, a pair of twin figures that are ôactual figural representations of twins lost at childbirth,ö (Ere, p. 1). Originally, the Yoruba regarded the birth of twins or ôibejiö as ôevil, monstrous abnormalities and infanticide was a common practice,ö (Yoruba, p. 5). By the nineteenth century; however, the cult of the ere ibeji was firmly established and attitudes and practices tow`rd twins had dr`matically changed. Twins were now viewed as an omen of ôgood fortune for their family and their death a great misfortune,ö (Ere, p. 1). Ere ibeji were now sculpted to represent actual figural twins who died during childbirth. The ere ibeji exhibited at the museum I visited will be subjected to art criticism in this paper, one that will provide a description, give context, and evaluate this unique form of African artwork. The ere ibeji I viewed are characteristic of the aesthetic of physical proportion employed by the Yoruba in sculpting twin figures of wood. However, the twins I viewed were carved in a manner that is most associated wit
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