Two male Ibejis, difficult to classify, the shape of the face and features are more likely typical of the Southern Egba area. They stand on round domed bases, long feet, very short legs, the hands rest on the flared hips, the thumbs are spread apart, the shoulders are straight, neither a navel nor the chest, nor the back bone is indicated, but the genitalia is indicated, the head is round, almost spherical, the pointed hook-like ears are set low, both have a hump above the nasal bone, the nose, which starts very high up, is long and in one of the two Ibejis just as broad as the mouth, the lips of this one point down in the middle and they are slightly open, the mouth of the other Ibeji is wider and fuller and the lips don´t pint down, the eyes are prominent, oval and bordered all around, the lashes of the upper lids are marked.  Both have a high-combed hairstyle, one has three tips at the top, the other has a helmet-like ridge at the top; remnants of Camwood, encrusted patina, lighter parts due to touching and carrying.

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Height: 26 cm / 29 cm
Weight: 349 g / 359 g