Big magical figure "bochio" · Benin, Fon · ID: 3022667
sold
EUR 1,400
Provenance
German Private Collection, North Rhine-WestphaliaSize
H: 135,5 cm
H: 53.3 inch
Description
wood, matt greyish brown patina, natural grown form of the trunk recognizable, crowned by a standing male figure with angular shoulders, traces of weathering, cracks, missing parts, on base;
“bochios” were placed within the villages, they were sacrificed regularly, their purpose was to protect the village of dodgers and evil spirits.
Comparing literature
Geest en Kracht, Vodun uit West-Afrika, Afrika Museum Berg en Dal, 1996, p. 85