Fetish figure - Ewe - 迦納 - Adan 伏都教祭坛护符 (沒有保留價)

Ewe Adan Voodoo Altar Fetish / Grand Aklama Adangbe
Ghana

27.0 cm without the stand.
In light-weighted wood.
Sold with simple wooden stand.
Figure can be removed.

This fetish is a ritual object of the voodoo cult, used by the Ewe, who speak the Adangbe/Ada language from Ghana, and who live near the Togolese border.

These Ade sculptures embody the diverse deities associated to hunting, also common to the Yoruba and to the Ewe.

Regarding their use, these objects are found on specific altars, but we have already seen pictures illustrating them grouped in a basket and dressed with a piece of cloth, like the Vinavi of the Ewe.

Bibliography: Aklama,Helping spirits of the Ewe and Dangme People from the Study collection of Horst Antes.