Two horesmen "putchu guinadji" ·  Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria, Kotoko · ID: 3051427

Description

a) silver, h: 5.2 cm; b) copper alloy (bronze, brass), h: 4.2 cm; each with base

“Kotoko Horsemen” or “putchu guinadji” as the local population calls them, are talismans produced and used in Chad and in northern Cameroon and likely also in northeastern Nigeria as well as southeast Niger.

Similar to amulets worn around the world they are believed to bring good luck or blessings of the gods. Their main function is to protect those possessed of evil spirits, with the objective of chasing evil spirits away permanently.

The object Two horesmen “putchu guinadji” with the object ID 3051427 was last part of the auction Auction 103 at November 16, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 382.

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