Terracotta bust - Mami Wata - Ewe - Togo

Terracotta bust, Mami Wata, Ewe culture, Togo. Height: 25 cm

Intriguing fragment of an ancient terracotta statue linked to the worship of Mami Wata, the water goddess. She is primarily consulted to obtain wealth, prosperity and fertility. People offer her perfume, soap, cream, chalk, kaolin, cigarettes...
The figure is touching. He appears astonished. There is something naive and dreamlike in this work. He is covered with kaolin powder. It is a fragment of a statue. The whole is solid. Custom base. Sold as is, the photos are part of the description. A beautiful, old and authentic Voodoo piece. Circa 1960.