Fetish figure - Adan - Ghana

Important Fetish "Aklama" Adan Adangbé
Ghana

25 cm

Bibliography;
"Aklama, Helping spirits of the Ewe and Dangme People from the Study collection of Horst Antes".

The Aklama fetishes are ritual objects of the voodoo cult used by the Ewe and Dangme in Ghana, on the border with Togo.
They are generally materialized by small figures, animals, everyday objects, or chairs, in light wood.
These statuettes are charged with interceding with the various deities called upon to offer believers protection, luck and prosperity
throughout their personal and family life as well as in their daily activities (hunting, trade).

These Ade statuettes represent the various deities linked to hunting, which are also common to the Yoruba and Ewe.

Regarding their use, these objects are found on private altars, but we have already seen photos showing them gathered in a basket and draped with a piece of cloth, in the manner of the Ewé Vinavi.