Voodoo altar fetishes - Acquittal - Adan Adangbé - Ghana

Altar fetish ADA EWE (GHANA)

Altar figure Ada EWE (Ghana)
Ewe Ada spirit helper figure (Ghana)

22 and 21 cm

Good age, patina of use and kaolin patina.
A classic representation of Mami Wata, the legs are replaced by a symbolic fish tail.
The fact that they bear a load indicates that these statues were designed to foster commerce.

Bibliography; "Aklama,Helping spirits of the Ewe and Dangme People from the Study collection of Horst Antes".
Aklama fetish of the Ada Adan ethnicity .



This fétiche "Aklama" is a ritual object of the voodoo cult used by the Ewe language Adangbe / Ada of
Ghana, on the border with Togo.
These figurines represent the various hunting-related deities, which are also
common to the Yoruba and Ewe.

Abgebildete Figur der Ewe / Aja aus Ghana. Im Voodoo Kontext, Mittler zu den Göttern...