Fetish (1) - Glass, Horn, Leather - Benin - 1st half 20th century

FON fetish Watch out ! Too many VAUDOU fetishes are the work of "charlatans" without having real powers ! Here is a real fetish, endowed with great powers . . . Let's analyze its composition: - Dominated by a sheep's horn (goat) , a peaceful animal symbolizing the beneficial and protective force of the ancestors' spirits. This horn is filled with powerful "medicines". - From this horn hang 3 glass vials, duly sealed and symbolically containing all the perverse and dangerous elements, each stopper is lined with a protective cauri. - Each of these vials is girdled with two leather amulets, to reinforce the neutralization of the dangerous materials. . . Simple and. . . very efficient ! ! ! Provenance : Private Belgian collection Certification on request Shipping : Insured, tracked and traced Pick up possible at our gallery in Brussels (Sablon)