Fetish figure - Ewe - Togo
Voodoo altar protection fetish - Ewé (Togo)
Height 14. 5 cm
Hard and heavy wood.
Patina of blood libations, black irons.
Voodoo is the cultural foundation of the Adja peoples (including the Fons, the Gouns,
the Ewe…and to a certain extent the Yoruba…) peoples who constitute a
important element of populations in the south of the Gulf of Benin States
(Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria…) .
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Voodoo altar protection fetish - Ewé (Togo)
Height 14. 5 cm
Hard and heavy wood.
Patina of blood libations, black irons.
Voodoo is the cultural foundation of the Adja peoples (including the Fons, the Gouns,
the Ewe…and to a certain extent the Yoruba…) peoples who constitute a
important element of populations in the south of the Gulf of Benin States
(Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria…) .