Fetish figure – Wood – Adan Ewe – Togo

A fine janus wooden fetish figure from the Adan tribe of Togo. Great color silhouette, use of colors blue and white. Contains clear traces of tribal libations.

Ewe fetishes, which acquire power through consecration and the addition of special substances, serve to protect their owners from misfortune, disease or evil spirits.

Provenance: former private German collection.