Fon Hohovi "Twin" Memorial Figure by The "Master of the Blue Shorts Carver", Benin / Togo #598 Luba It was the year 620

It was the year 620 and he was 19 years old

Date: late 19th–early 20th Century

Glitter Pinata Ornament

These can be bodies of water or parcels of land

Fon Hohovi "Twin" Memorial Figure by The "Master of the Blue Shorts Carver", Benin / Togo #598 Luba It was the year 620Fon Hohovi "Twin" Memorial Figure by The "Master of the Blue Shorts Carver", Benin Togo #598 Among the Ewe, these representations are named Venavi, whereas they are named Hohovi among the Fon. Fon and Ewe Peoples practice Twin Worship, very similar to that of the Yoruba, and it is in this context that these statuettes are crafted, in very varied styles sometimes, depending on the influences of their neighbors (the Akan, in Ghana, the Yoruba in