
Fetish Foumbam
Couple of fetishes from the Fumban region in western Cameroon.
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Couple of fetishes from the Fumban region in western Cameroon.
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Small representation of a buffalo, sacred animal of the BidjogoThe buffalo is attached to the earth and is a protective animal of…
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Little pair of hippopotamus bone fetishes. The man is seated.
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This fetish fulfills the same function as the Nkissi of the Bakongo and of Basongye, with the difference that the existence of…
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Fetiche protectoros Nkissi Konde also used in healing and magic rites.
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Curious anthropomorphic fetish Mambila which like fetishes Bakongo It carries a magical load.
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A beggar monkey or jungle genius, who puts his hands together towards the frenzy in a sign of peace and welcome.
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Reliquary intended for ritarian uses within the cult of ancestors.
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Ape-looking human figure representing a male monkey with prominent erection sex.
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Nkissi or rather Minkissi, which is its plural, is a word "kongo" to indicate this type of magic statuettes that carry in…
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the iboga is a potent drug that is extracted from a root and exerts a great influence on the social life of…
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These are the names with which the so-called “monkey beggar” is known.
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Fetish representing the male gorilla Ngil, a fearsome animal with whom the initiates of the Ogué river basin want to identify themselves.
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Iron figure representing a dog. These pieces were introduced into the tomb of an ancestor hunter to honor his memory.
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Sometimes the magic charge, the bishimba, is well located in a head or belly hole, as in the present case.
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This mask belongs to the secret society Ndunga that exercises a political function and is responsible for maintaining social order.
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Rare baulé sorcerer mask.
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Fetish used by the sorcerer in magical and divinatory rituals intended to come into contact with the forces of the afterlife.
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The Songyé call bishimba to the magical load that lies within the horn that rises on the head of its fetish statues.
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Family altar intended to worship ancestors.
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Important, ancient and powerful fetish used exclusively by sorcerers for the practice of the various rites surrounding the Voodu.
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Ancient, rare and powerful fetish used exclusively by the sorcerer in the rites accompanying the Vudu.
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Old fetish Nkissi Konde, with his right hand raised pra carrying a knife or a spear.
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The so-called altars Asen of ethnic origin FonThese altars are formed by a circular platform in the center of the base of…
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