Antique African Tribal Figures?

Hello,
I've got two African (antique?) wooden (tribal) figures. I'm unsure where they're exactly from, but apparently they're pretty old and from Africa.
Does anyone have an idea what the meaning of them is and where they could be from? Do you think they're worth a lot of money?
Many thanks in advance!

 

the big one looks like a janus ibeji , and the small one...hemba...perhaps...

neither looks new......but both lack the finesse of much older works...

that's just off the cuff.........others will have more to say...

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I don't have a clue about them, but see no signs they've been used or handled in any way. The patina/finish is the same all the way around.

 

Wealth of pictorial information by group ...
https://www.hamillgallery.com/SITE/Figures.html

Hemba seems right for the small one.
The Janus figure may be Congo, by the following link ...
https://africadirect.com/products/yaka-janus-wood-figure-congo-128754

 

I believe both of your objects may be from the Luba/Hemba people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Luba janus figures (with male and female figures back to back) are known as "kabejas". The pair represents the ancestor couple of each clan. The conical hat is typical, and the hole on the top would be filled with materials believed to have spiritual power. Here are some comparative examples -

https://www.antikeo.com/en/catalog/...akua-hemba-democratic-republic-of-congo-43551

https://www.african-arts-gallery.com/african-art/african-Statues/Hemba-Statue/25663

https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/3304763/

https://www.johnspecialobjects.nl/e...ba-eastern-luba-dr-congo-ca-1940/#description

Similar, smaller figures, both janus and single, are also used as personal protective amulets and have the receptacle in the top for magical substances. Of the two, your smaller figure appears to have a surface that may show accumulations consistent with use, and it may have been wrapped like the example from the British Museum (link below). Here are some with a style similar to your smaller figure -

https://www.proantic.com/en/1129898-statue-kabeja-of-the-luba-hemba-tribe-dr-congo.html

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af1954-23-1203_1

I would suggest you not get too excited about any of the asking prices for the other examples. Yours are not finely carved, and the value of African artifacts is heavily dependent on artistic quality and documented history. There is also the possibility that your objects were made for sale, and have not actually been used in the culture of origin.