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 in Ghana, on the border with Togo.
They are generally materialized as small figures, animals, everyday objects, or seats, in lightweight 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 hunter-related deities, which are also common to the Yoruba and Ewe.

Regarding their use, these objects are found on individual altars, but we have already seen photos depicting them gathered in a basket and clothed with a piece of fabric, in the manner of the Vinavi of the Ewe.