Julien Gauthier

Wonders of Africa

Small Fon voodoo fetish. 
A wooden carved figure, coated with a thick patina of use that softens its contours and gives it rounded shapes. 
An imposing magical charge is attached to its back. 
The front face features cowrie shells and a small amulet. 
A cord adorned with knots — each knot corresponding to a request addressed to the fetish — passes through what appears to be a small fragment of bone. 
The head is topped with a small metal structure (assen), symbolizing a link with the world of the ancestors. 
Authentic, ritually used object guaranteed. It is not an object made to be sold. 
Height: 28 cm with the iron, 19 cm without.


Petit fétiche vaudou Fon. Personnage sculpté en bois, recouvert d’une épaisse patine d’usage qui adoucit ses contours et lui confère des formes arrondies. Une imposante charge magique est fixée dans son dos. La face avant présente des cauris et une petite amulette. Une cordelette ornée de nœuds — chacun correspondant à une demande adressée au fétiche — traverse ce qui semble être un petit fragment d’os. La tête est surmontée d’une petite structure métallique (assen), symbole de lien avec le monde des ancêtres. Objet garanti authentique, utilisé rituellement. Il ne s’agit pas d’un objet confectionné pour être vendu. Hauteur : 28 cm avec le fer, 19 cm sans.

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Small Fon Voodoo fetish. - Benin

2010-2020 - Good condition

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Petit fétiche Vaudou Fon is a 28 cm high wooden sculpture from Benin of Fon origin, provenance Collection privée, one object from 2010–2020, sold with stand, in good condition, authentic/original.

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Petit fétiche Vaudou Fon is a 28 cm high wooden sculpture from Benin of Fon origin, provenance Collection privée, one object from 2010–2020, sold with stand, in good condition, authentic/original.

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