Aklama Fetish - Adan, Adangbé - Ghana

Great Voodoo Altar Fetish "Aklama" Adan
Ghana

33 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 Voodoo worship used by the Ewe and Dangme people of Ghana, on the edge of Togo.
They are generally materialized as small figures, animals, everyday objects, or seats, made of lightweight wood.
These statuettes are believed to intercede with the various deities invoked to offer believers protection, luck and prosperity throughout their personal and family lives as well as in their daily activities (hunting, commerce).

These Ade figurines represent the various hunting-related 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 gathered in a basket and draped with a piece of cloth, in the manner of the Ewé Vinavi.