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Eine Holzskulptur - voodoo - Telefon - Togo  (Ohne mindestpreis)
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Eine Holzskulptur - voodoo - Telefon - Togo (Ohne mindestpreis)

A Fon/Voodoo sculpture, Benin Togo, in shape of a phallus, covered with white and occhre pigments, posted on a black stand. Among the Fon peoples of Benin and southern Togo, phallic sculptures constitute a potent visual and ritual vocabulary within Voodoo practice. The example under discussion—a sculptural form in the shape of a penis, coated with white and ochre pigments—demonstrates the integration of symbolic color, materiality, and cosmological meaning. White is associated with purity, spiritual potency, and divine presence, while ochre evokes vitality, fertility, and connection to the earthly realm. Phallic representations in Fon Voodoo are not merely anatomical or decorative; they are embodiments of asē, the vital force that animates life, reproduction, and social continuity. Such figures are frequently placed in shrines, domestic altars, or ceremonial spaces, functioning as focal points for rituals intended to enhance fertility, ensure sexual virility, or promote agricultural and communal prosperity. Through offerings, libations, and ritual gestures, the phallic sculpture acts as a conduit between human aspiration and spiritual authority, activating the presence and power of specific lwa (spirits) charged with generative or protective functions. The sculptural form often incorporates heightened or abstracted features, emphasizing potency rather than realism, and signals the metaphysical agency of the object rather than purely its physical likeness. Its placement, pigments, and ritual activation collectively encode a symbolic language that mediates the complex interplay between human ambition, reproductive power, and spiritual guidance. In this sense, Fon phallic sculptures exemplify the capacity of material culture to materialize abstract forces, transforming corporeal representation into a dynamic instrument of ritual efficacy. They make tangible the unseen power of fertility, vitality, and protection, sustaining the social, spiritual, and biological life of the community. CAB39671

Nr. 102412312

Verkauft
Eine Holzskulptur - voodoo - Telefon - Togo  (Ohne mindestpreis)

Eine Holzskulptur - voodoo - Telefon - Togo (Ohne mindestpreis)

A Fon/Voodoo sculpture, Benin Togo, in shape of a phallus, covered with white and occhre pigments, posted on a black stand.

Among the Fon peoples of Benin and southern Togo, phallic sculptures constitute a potent visual and ritual vocabulary within Voodoo practice. The example under discussion—a sculptural form in the shape of a penis, coated with white and ochre pigments—demonstrates the integration of symbolic color, materiality, and cosmological meaning. White is associated with purity, spiritual potency, and divine presence, while ochre evokes vitality, fertility, and connection to the earthly realm.

Phallic representations in Fon Voodoo are not merely anatomical or decorative; they are embodiments of asē, the vital force that animates life, reproduction, and social continuity. Such figures are frequently placed in shrines, domestic altars, or ceremonial spaces, functioning as focal points for rituals intended to enhance fertility, ensure sexual virility, or promote agricultural and communal prosperity. Through offerings, libations, and ritual gestures, the phallic sculpture acts as a conduit between human aspiration and spiritual authority, activating the presence and power of specific lwa (spirits) charged with generative or protective functions.

The sculptural form often incorporates heightened or abstracted features, emphasizing potency rather than realism, and signals the metaphysical agency of the object rather than purely its physical likeness. Its placement, pigments, and ritual activation collectively encode a symbolic language that mediates the complex interplay between human ambition, reproductive power, and spiritual guidance.

In this sense, Fon phallic sculptures exemplify the capacity of material culture to materialize abstract forces, transforming corporeal representation into a dynamic instrument of ritual efficacy. They make tangible the unseen power of fertility, vitality, and protection, sustaining the social, spiritual, and biological life of the community.

CAB39671

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€ 36
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Dimitri André
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Schätzung  € 210 - € 250

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