Grand Altar Fetish - Acquittal - Ada - Ghana

pair of Aklamas
Fetishes for the Ada Ewe altar (Ghana)

Altar figure Ada EWE (Ghana)
Ewe Ada figure helper-spirit (Ghana)

19.7 cm and 19 cm

Aklama fetish of the Ada Adan ethnicity. Good antiquity, patina of use with pigment.

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

This 'Aklama' fetish is a ritual object of the Vodun cult used by the Ewe-speaking Adangbe/Ada people of Ghana, at the border with Togo.
These statuettes represent the various hunt-related deities, which are also common to the Yoruba and Ewe.

Abgebildete Figur der Ewe / Aja aus Ghana. Im Voodoo Kontext, Mittler zu den Göttern...