This carving of twins is one of the most famous carving to come from the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria in Africa. The Yoruba have the world’s largest proportion of multiple births. Unfortunately some of the twins would die in infancy. It was believed that twins shared one soul and the death of one twin would mean that the life of the twin that was still alive was in danger. To counteract this danger, the Ibeji was carved. The Ibeji signified the dead twin. Once it had been craved, it would be taken to a Babalawo who would perform some rituals. Once the rituals had been performed, it was believed that the soul of the dead twin would reside in the Ibeji. The mother of the dead twin would then look after the ibeji in the same manner as she would look after the twin that was still alive, bathing it and oiling it. This Ibeji is very unique as it has a link, linking one twin to the other. Expressing physically the psychological link that many believe exists between twins. This is a wonderfully exceptional pair of Ibeji twins.