Zemanek-Münster

Equestrian figure "putchu guinadji"

Cameroon / Chad, Kotoko
sold EUR 800
Size
H: 6,5 cm
H: 2.6 inch

Description

brass, base

“Putchu guinadji” are talismans that are supposed to bring good luck to their wearer, but above all to offer protection from evil spirits.

Numbering about 100000 people, the Kotoko have their settling area in the northernmost edge of Cameroon and adjacent parts of Nigeria and Tchad.


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