A Genuine Old Fon statue with offerings

Fon statue, Togo

H. 64 cm ; 25 1/4 in

wood, iron , cowries, leather.
Price  : € 2,800

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This Botchio statues is coming from an old lady in Brussels who bought it in the early seventies on the Sablon.

This Botchio statue served in the Vodun ceremonies.
The idea was to get in in contact with the spirits of another world, and to chase the bad spirits. This was done under the order of the deviner; Fâ.


Sculpted wood, with blood offerings (I don't need a DNA analysis to tell ! ), palm oil, beer, metal, cowries shells, textiles.

A wooden plug is inserted in a hole on the back ( see images below the page)


All these elements enhanced the power of the statue.



 

 Bibliography:

Botchio: Sculptures Fon, Bénin : [exposition, Espace Paul Rebeyrolle, Eymoutiers] Botchio: Sculptures Fon, Bénin : [exposition, Espace Paul Rebeyrolle, Eymoutiers] par Rebeyrolle/Kerchache (Broché - 1 juin 1996)

more related books: African Vodun by Suzanne Preston Blier; Asen, Ancestors, and Vodun by Edna Bay; Possession, Ecstasy, and Law in Ewe Voodoo 

 by Judy Rosenthal

 

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