Fetish figure - Adam - Ghana - Mami Wata (No reserve price)
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Mami Wata Aklama fetish, a wooden sculpture from the Adangbé (Adan) people of Ghana, dating to ca. 1950–1960, 22 cm long and 10 cm high, in good condition with age-related wear.
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Aklama Fetish, Adangbe people of Ghana
Length 22 cm, Height 10 cm
Representation of Mami Wata
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 in Ghana, on the border with Togo.
They are usually materialized as small figures, animals, everyday accessories, or seats, in light wood.
These statuettes are charged with interceding with the various deities called upon to grant believers protection, luck, and prosperity throughout their personal and family life as well as in their daily activities (hunting, trade).
These Ade statuettes represent the various hunting deities, which are also common to the Yoruba and Ewe.
Regarding their use, these objects are found on individual altars, but we have already seen photos showing them gathered in a basket and clothed with a piece of fabric, in the manner of the Ewe Vinavi.
Aklama Fetish, Adangbe people of Ghana
Length 22 cm, Height 10 cm
Representation of Mami Wata
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 in Ghana, on the border with Togo.
They are usually materialized as small figures, animals, everyday accessories, or seats, in light wood.
These statuettes are charged with interceding with the various deities called upon to grant believers protection, luck, and prosperity throughout their personal and family life as well as in their daily activities (hunting, trade).
These Ade statuettes represent the various hunting deities, which are also common to the Yoruba and Ewe.
Regarding their use, these objects are found on individual altars, but we have already seen photos showing them gathered in a basket and clothed with a piece of fabric, in the manner of the Ewe Vinavi.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Title additional information
Mami Wata
Material
Wood
Country of origin
Ghana
Ethnic group/culture
Adam
Height
10 cm
Width
22 cm
Sold with stand
No
Depth
7 cm
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Estimated period
1950-1960
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