Voodoo couple - Wood - Fétiche - fon - Benin
Fetish Axe, Fon Culture, Benin. Height: 55 cm. Intriguing and powerful object of Voodoo cult. This fetish axe is composed of three figures with metal and animals skulls placed on their bellies. Other elements complete this fetish: fabrics, cords, magical loads. . . Please also note the snake irons, symbolising Dan and the iron axes symbolising Shango. This is a rare object of the Voodoo cult, with much presence, ancient and authentic. Around 1930.
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Fetish Axe, Fon Culture, Benin. Height: 55 cm. Intriguing and powerful object of Voodoo cult. This fetish axe is composed of three figures with metal and animals skulls placed on their bellies. Other elements complete this fetish: fabrics, cords, magical loads. . . Please also note the snake irons, symbolising Dan and the iron axes symbolising Shango. This is a rare object of the Voodoo cult, with much presence, ancient and authentic. Around 1930.
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