呪物の瓢箪 - FON - Benin

Protection fetish for altar in Voodoo - Fon (Benin)

Height 15 cm
A calabash with a Hévíoso axe and cowries, which contained the magical decoction, serves as the support for this powerful fetish.
Patina of blood libations.

Voodoo is the cultural foundation of the Adja peoples (including the Fons, the Gouns, the Ewe… and to some extent the Yoruba…) peoples who constitute an important element of the populations in the south of the Gulf of Benin states (Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria…).