Sujet
Yoruba ibeji twin figures
Légende
Yoruba ibeji twin figures, Carved on the intructions of a diviner after the death of a twin, these figures would be fed and cared for to placate the powerful spirit of the dead child. By dancing in the market with the figures tied in her wrapper the mother would be honoured and her future fertility enhanced. Nigeria. Yoruba. 20th c Southwest Nigeria.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A28_270
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,6Mo (1,3Mo) / 31,8cm x 24,1cm / 3761 x 2844 (300dpi)