Fetish figure - Ewe - Togo - Voodoo altar fetish

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Bochio, an Ewé Vaudou altar fetish from Togo, crafted in hardwood with canvas and pottery elements, 51 cm high, 30 cm wide, 28 cm deep, weighing 3 kg, featuring a patina of blood and libations and supplied without a stand.

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Great Vodou Altar Fetish - Ewé (Togo)

Height 51 cm
Hard and heavy wood.
Blood and libations patina, alcohol, corn flour, kaolin.

Voodoo is the cultural foundation of the Adja peoples (including the Fons, the Gouns,
the Ewe ... and to some extent the Yoruba...) peoples who constitute a
An important element of the populations in the southern regions of the Gulf of Benin states.
Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria…

Great Vodou Altar Fetish - Ewé (Togo)

Height 51 cm
Hard and heavy wood.
Blood and libations patina, alcohol, corn flour, kaolin.

Voodoo is the cultural foundation of the Adja peoples (including the Fons, the Gouns,
the Ewe ... and to some extent the Yoruba...) peoples who constitute a
An important element of the populations in the southern regions of the Gulf of Benin states.
Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria…

Details

Era
1900-2000
Weight
3 kg
Title additional information
Voodoo altar fetish
Material
Canvas, Pottery, Wood
Country of Origin
Togo
Ethnic group/ culture
Ewe
Height
51 cm
Indigenous object name
Bochio
Width
30 cm
Sold with stand
No
Depth
28 cm
Condition
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
Estimated Period
1970-1980
FranceVerified
560
Objects sold
100%
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