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It is certainly a very nice Ibeji and originated from Erin (Oyo). It is classified with the file n. 691 of the Catalogue of the Ibeji and it is illustrated on plate n. 397 of the Encyclopedia of the Ibeji. It is a very common type. In Erin worked several valid carvers and the most known are Maku and Toibo, father and son. They worked between the second half of 1800 and the first half of 1900, in the same workshop, and carved statues and masks with great skills and carving characteristic quite similar. In their artwork there are several small carving details which allow to identify each piece to the father or to the son. This Ibeji was certainly carved by the son, Toibo, who worked during the first half of 1900.
