Voodoo statue / voodoo - fon - Benin

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Original Fon voodoo statue from Benin in wood, sold with stand, measuring 550 mm high (including a 38 mm base), 110 mm wide and 110 mm deep, weight 990 g.

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Description from the seller

Benin
Fon
Wood
Height: 550mm + base 38mm
Width: 110mm
Depth: 110 mm

Voodoo priest statue.

Sacrificial patina in kaolin..

Among the Fon's best-known productions are the Botchio, fetishes used to protect villages, lineages, and individuals.

Numerous ornaments help awaken one's tutelary power. During voodoo ceremonies, the fetish priest pours or spits various libations (alcohol or palm oil, chicken blood) as offerings on the voodoo fetishes to intercede with the god, which gives them their characteristic crusty patina.

Packages are shipped Monday to Saturday with tracking number.
Delivery by Chronopost in 1 to 3 days in France and 2 to 5 days across the European Union. Delivery to the rest of Europe and the world via Colissimo International.

We speak english.

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Seller's Story

Passionate about the Arts of the World and more particularly by African Art, buys from collectors, former civil servants, soldiers, health personnel, public works personnel who have worked in Africa and also in Ivory Coast with antique dealers and touts who travel all over West Africa to find quality objects.
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Benin
Fon
Wood
Height: 550mm + base 38mm
Width: 110mm
Depth: 110 mm

Voodoo priest statue.

Sacrificial patina in kaolin..

Among the Fon's best-known productions are the Botchio, fetishes used to protect villages, lineages, and individuals.

Numerous ornaments help awaken one's tutelary power. During voodoo ceremonies, the fetish priest pours or spits various libations (alcohol or palm oil, chicken blood) as offerings on the voodoo fetishes to intercede with the god, which gives them their characteristic crusty patina.

Packages are shipped Monday to Saturday with tracking number.
Delivery by Chronopost in 1 to 3 days in France and 2 to 5 days across the European Union. Delivery to the rest of Europe and the world via Colissimo International.

We speak english.

mask african art Afrikanische Maskenkunst arte de máscaras africanas arte delle maschere africane arte delle statue africane Afrikanische Maskenkunst
statue african art Arte de estatuas africanas arte delle statue africane

Seller's Story

Passionate about the Arts of the World and more particularly by African Art, buys from collectors, former civil servants, soldiers, health personnel, public works personnel who have worked in Africa and also in Ivory Coast with antique dealers and touts who travel all over West Africa to find quality objects.
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Details

Indigenous object name
Voodoo statue / voodoo
Ethnic group/ culture
fon
Country of Origin
Benin
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
Yes
Condition
Good condition
Weight
990 g
Authenticity
Original/official
FranceVerified
1390
Objects sold
100%
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