Aklama Fetish - Adan, Adangbé - Ghana

Voodoo altar fetish "Aklama" Adan Ghana 30.5 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 people of Ghana, on the border with Togo.
They are generally materialized as small figures, animals, everyday accessories, or seats, in light wood.
These statuettes are charged with interceding with the various deities called upon to grant believers protection, luck and prosperity throughout their personal and family life as well as in their daily activities (hunting, commerce).

These Ade statuettes represent the various hunting-related deities, 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 depicting them gathered in a basket and draped with a piece of cloth, in the manner of the Ewe Vinavi.