Fetish figure - Adam - Ghana - Mami Wata (No reserve price)

Aklama Fetish, Adangbe people of Ghana Length 22 cm, Height 10 cm Representation of Mami Wata Bibliography; "Aklama, Helping spirits of the Ewe and Dangme People from the Study collection of Horst Antes". The Aklama fetishes are ritual objects of Voodoo worship used by the Ewe and Dangme in Ghana, on the border with Togo. They are usually materialized as small figures, animals, everyday accessories, or seats, in light wood. These statuettes are charged with interceding with the various deities called upon to grant believers protection, luck, and prosperity throughout their personal and family life as well as in their daily activities (hunting, trade). These Ade statuettes represent the various hunting deities, which are also common to the Yoruba and Ewe. Regarding their use, these objects are found on individual altars, but we have already seen photos showing them gathered in a basket and clothed with a piece of fabric, in the manner of the Ewe Vinavi.

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