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- Title
Twin Figures (Ere Ibeji).
- Authors
Southgate, M. Therese
- Abstract
Gives background on the cover art for this issue. The prolific African sculptors which are the Yoruba or Kwa-speaking peoples of southwestern Nigeria and Benin; Metal and terracota sculptures which have been found that date back to AD1000 and possibly earlier; Wooden sculptures which are in a class of their own; Photograph of the "Ere Ibeji" or "Twin Figures" which is on the cover; What they represent; How Yoruba has one of the highest rates of twin births in the world; How African art is judged; How the culture influences the design of the sculpture; Yoruba where art is represents the feelings of the community rather than the feelings of the individual artist.
- Subjects
NIGERIA; BENIN; AFRICA; YORUBA art; YORUBA (African people); KWA languages; AFRICAN art; COMMUNITIES; TWINS
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2004, Vol 291, Issue 18, p2173
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.291.18.2173