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Voodoo Altar Fetish - ADJA (Togo)

Height 33.5 cm
Patina of libations, bottle stoppers.

An excellent example of the evolution of the constituent elements of fetishes.
Voodoo is very active nowadays and adapts with this use of modern consumer elements.

Voodoo is the cultural foundation of the Adja peoples (including the Fons, the Gouns,
the Ewe… and to some extent the Yoruba…) peoples who constitute an important element of the populations south of the Gulf of Benin states (Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria...).

fétiche d'Autel Vaudou - ADJA (Togo)

Hauteur 33,5 cms
Patine de libations, bouchons de bouteilles .

Un superbe exemple de l'évolution des éléments constitutifs des fétiches.
Le vaudou est très actifs de nos jours et s'adapte avec cette utilisation d'éléments de consommation modernes.

Le vaudou est le fondement culturel des peuples Adja (dont les Fons, les Gouns,
les Ewe … et dans une certaine mesure les Yoruba…) peuples qui constituent un
élément important des populations au sud des États du Golfe du Bénin
(Bénin, Togo, Ghana, Nigéria…). 

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Fetish figure - Adja - Togo - Voodoo altar fetish

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fétiche d'Autel Vaudou by Bochio, Adja, from Togo; made of bois, toile and os; dimensions 34 × 14 × 9 cm; dating 1970–1980; sold with stand.

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fétiche d'Autel Vaudou by Bochio, Adja, from Togo; made of bois, toile and os; dimensions 34 × 14 × 9 cm; dating 1970–1980; sold with stand.

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