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Voodoo Altar Fetish - ADJA (Togo)

Height 20 cm
Patina of libations, laundry-blue, black iron, cowries, magical charges.

A superb example of the evolution of the constituent elements of fetishes.
Voodoo is very active nowadays.

Voodoo is the cultural foundation of the Adja peoples (including the Fons, the Gouns,
the Ewe … and, to a certain 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 20 cms
Patine de libations, bleu de lessive, fer noir, cauris, charges magiques .

Un superbe exemple de l'évolution des éléments constitutifs des fétiches.
Le vaudou est très actifs de nos jours.

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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Adja Bochio fétiche d'Autel Vaudou from Togo, a ritual Vaudou altar object 20 cm high, carved from Bois and Os and sold with a stand, dating to the 1970s to 1980s.

Fetish figure - Adja - Togo - Voodoo altar fetish

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Adja Bochio fétiche d'Autel Vaudou from Togo, a ritual Vaudou altar object 20 cm high, carved from Bois and Os and sold with a stand, dating to the 1970s to 1980s.

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