Protector Figure
Adan · Ghana
Reference: FIV-22
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- Height
- 28 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Small male figure destined to be venerated in family altars, to obtain protection from family and good harvests. It is one of the few statuettes that…
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Full original description
Small male figure destined to be venerated in family altars, to obtain protection from family and good harvests. It is one of the few statuettes that escape the practice of Voodoo.
The Adanpart of the ethnic group Adangbé, belongs to the linguistic group KwaThere is very little information available about this people, and most of it provides contradictory data that creates great confusion between ethnic groups and sub-groups in this area between Ghana and Togo near Accra. The Adan are mainly in the small coastal municipality of Ada, in the Grand Accra region, 70 km from the capital.
The Adan as well as Ewe produce numerous ritual statuettes, of great simplicity, among which stand out those intended for the practices of the Vudú. They deal mainly with fisheries, agriculture and trade. They celebrate the agrarian festivities, ceremonies of purification of the villages and the different rites of passage.
Black patina with white pygmets that may be due to some libation during cults.
Further technical information
- Width
- 8 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Ghana. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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