Seeing double: the wooden carvings that celebrate the Yorùbá’s unique connection to twins

<p>The Ìbejì Project is resurrecting interest in the traditional art of the Yorùbá people, who have one of the highest rates of twin births in the world</p><p>When the Nigerian art collector, curator and dealer Kayode Adegbola was given a pair of Yorùbá twin statuettes – <em>ère ìbejì</em> – in 2022 as a reward for a successful art deal, it was the start of a new passion. While he had seen a few <em>ìbejì</em> carvings in his uncle’s collection of African traditional art, the gift resonated with Adegbola, a twin himself.</p><p>“I have always been conscious of <em>ìbejì</em> but I will say my passionate research was definitely a 2022 moment.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/06/twin-carvings-yoruba-ere-ibej-statuettes-nigerian">Continue reading...</a>