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Voodoo Altar Fetish - ADJA (Togo)

Height 35 cm
Patina of libations, bottle stoppers.

A superb example of the evolution of the constitutive elements of fetishes.
Voodoo is very active nowadays and it 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 35 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 for Vaudou altar, Bochio object of the Adja culture from Togo, dating to ca. 1970–1980; composed of wood, bone and textile, measures 35 cm high, 14 cm wide and 9 cm deep.

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Fetish for Vaudou altar, Bochio object of the Adja culture from Togo, dating to ca. 1970–1980; composed of wood, bone and textile, measures 35 cm high, 14 cm wide and 9 cm deep.

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