Fetish Couple Ewe, Togo
3 200€
Beautiful and important fetish couple Ewe used in worship voodooThe two figures, male and female, are closely linked, tied back to back, surrounded by ropes and magical objects such as padlocks and bells. The characters are carefully sculpted, the faces are strong and expressive, the whole has a lot of presence. Beautiful patina of thicker dried blood on the heads, blue pigments from washing powder, attesting to long ritual use. A real old and authentic Voodoo fetish.
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Origin
Ex private collection from the south of France.
- Dimensions: H 52,5 cm
- Epoque: circa 1950
- Ethnie: Ewe
- Matériaux: Bois, cadenas, fer, cordes, plumes, patine sacrificielle, fibres végétales, pigments
- Pays: Togo