1.3.02026-08-16figur, skulptur, sculpture, figurine, ibejiRådata29051objektStatens museer för världskultur - VärldskulturmuseetSMVK-VKMFöremålhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-VKM/objekt/290511931.29.0116This is a rather crude example of an ibeji or twin figure of the Yoruba. They are carved when a twin dies and are looked after by the surviving twin and his mother. See my article on Yoruba art in L´Art Nègre, Paris, 1951, for an account of the cult. ´Nago´ is only a local name for the Yoruba used by the Fon and the French. This piece should be placed under Yoruba. It was obviously bought from a carver (or in a market), but is not a tourist piece as Bolinder says. W.B.Fagg. 16.9.57.1931.29.0116, Gustaf Bolinder, Dahomey, Väst-Afrika, Benin, Västafrika, Dahomey. [[Haga]], skiss, Dahomey Nayo=Yoruba, Bolinders expedition till Västafrika (1930-1931), Årsberättelse 1931, Göteborgs museum, Årstryck 1932, Benin, Skulpterad människofigur i vitt trä. Dekorerad med fyra glaspärlband runt midjan. Gjord för turister. Höjd: 23 cm. (katalogkort/originalbeskrivning)InsamladBolinder, Gustaf WilhelmUrsprungAfrika, Beninhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-VKM/samling/1711http://libris.kb.se/bib/3618751https://kulturnav.org/672c3018-a5d0-4104-8afa-a0ad0a9c40b4http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/name/1021421http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-VKM/objekt/html/29051http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-VKM/objekt/xml/29051http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-VKM/objekt/rdf/29051