Figurka fetysz - MOBA - Togo - Twisted Tchitcheri

fetysz Tchitcheri - Moba - Togo

17,5 cm z podstawą.

Drewno o ciemnobrązowej patynie krwi i ofiar, skorupy cowrie.

Ten typ rzeźby przedstawia przodka ukształtowanego w smukłym ludzkim ciele z abstrakcyjną twarzą.
There are three types of Tchitcheri figurines. They differ by their dimensions. The smallest one is named Yendu. The one of an average size is named Bawoong, and the largest one: Skawa.

The smallest pieces (Yendu) are kept in houses. Their main function is to protect the community, they have healing virtues and bring prosperity, or can be placed on graves. These pieces do not represent a specific person or ancestor, but are the direct link of an individual with a deity.

A Tchitcheri can only be created by persons whose fathers are soothsayers. Carving a Tchitcheri is considered as a delicate and very dangerous operation. For this reason, only soothsayers can offer to their sons the special protection required for the creation of such sculptures. Those who infringe this rule risk blindness or insanity.