Voodoo altar fetish - Acquittal - Adan Adangbé - Ghana

Altar fetish ADA EWE (GHANA) Altar figure Ada EWE (Ghana) Ewe Ada figure helper spirit (Ghana) 19.5 cm Aklama fetish of the Ada Adan people. Bibliography; "Aklama, Helping spirits of the Ewe and Dangme People from the Study collection of Horst Antes". see on page 143 of this book similar objects. Good age, patina from use. This "Aklama" fetish is a ritual object of the voodoo cult used by the Ewe-speaking Adangbe / Ada people of Ghana, at the border with Togo. These figurines represent the various hunting deities, which are also common to the Yoruba and Ewe. Depicted figure of the Ewe / Aja from Ghana. In the Voodoo context, intermediary to the gods...

Estimate:£127.23

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