Power figure · Benin, Fon · ID: 3039048
not available anymore
Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, encrusted sacrificial patina, remains of pigments, the lower part of the body wrapped in fabric, with several paraphernalia: bones, cowrie shells, metal hook, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage;
metal objects are particularly “strong”. They invoke the Vodun “gu”, the god of iron, technology and the violence of war. Padlocks enable to “lock up” evil forces, or shut them up in an iron ring.