Aklama Fetish - Adan, Adangbé - Ghana

Great Voodoo Altar Fetish "Aklama" Adan
Ghana

25.5 cms

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 Vodou 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 offer believers protection, luck and prosperity
throughout their personal and family lives as well as in their daily activities (hunting, trade).

These Ade statuettes represent the various hunt-associated 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 grouped together in a basket and draped with a piece of cloth, in the manner of the Ewe Vinavi.