Fetiche Vudu

Lobi · Côte d’Ivoire

Reference: FET-74

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Height
28 cm
Material
Wood, seeds, pumpkins, ceramic beads, metal, cauris, bones and magic substances.

Fetish intended for sorcery practices, similar to those used for voodoo, for example by Fon of Benin. It is composed of an amalgam of magical objects…

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Fetish intended for sorcery practices, similar to those used for voodoo, for example by Fon of Benin. It is composed of an amalgam of magical objects that intermingle and overlap a wooden figure, in the form of "L", topped by a human head that sits on a long neck. The objects that make up it are part of the utilized ones usually in magic, divination and witchcraft, such as cauris, small bones, cotted ceramic beads, small pumpkins, seeds and a piece of spoon coming without a doubt from some European settler. By the patina costrosa, fruit of numerous libations, it denotes that it has had a frequent use. These fetishes, loaded with force, can be used both for good causes and to cause negative effects.

Further technical information
Width
40 cm
Attributed period
First third of the century XX.

Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.

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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.

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