![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Ife princess head Yoruba, Nigeria
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Vodun Bo to stop someone speaking bad about others
Mono region, Benin
This was placed in front of a door of the guilty person, and when he sees it he will not be able to speak but just quack like a duck.
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Ewe twin altar
Togo
Twin figures are about 20 cm high.
These small figures are spirit dolls that carry the soul of a dead twin.
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Vodun skull bowl Fon ethnic, Benin
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Palo Naganga cauldron used in magic Palo ceremonies Havanna, Cuba
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Vodun bocio
Fon ethnic group / Abomey, Benin
Cio means the body and bo means the power applied. These object can be used for good or bad.
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Vodun telephone bocio
Mono region, Benin
Used when you need a very quick connection to the gods.
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Mami Wata shrine
Artist Ismaila Putuenchi from Foumban, Cameroon
The shrine has 100 small Mami Wata figures on it.
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Magic vodun bottle Mono region, Benin
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Putchu Guindji Talisman
Ethnic Kotoko / Cameroon
Kotoko Warriors / Horsemen are used as talismans against madness and witchcraft by the Kotoko people in Cameroon and Chad.
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Chong friction drum
Oku, Cameroon
By rubbing the bamboo pole in the center of the drum it makes a eerie sound. The Chong secret society uses these drums at night to call the spirits.
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Oku healing jug to cure witchcraft
Oku ethnic group, Cameroon
The jug is filled with magic plants and the head of the patient is put into the jug to withdraw the witchcraft.
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Azeto vodun witch healing bottle Dotou, Benin
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Vodun sorcery shrine Mono region, Benin
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Age vodun god of agriculture and healing plants Mono region, Benin
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Kokou power vodun bottle
Adja ethnic group, Benin
The bottle is filled with Sodabi, a palm liquor. Adepts drink from this bottle to gain power.
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Haitian vodou bottle for Erzulie Freda (a Haitian vodou spirit) Haiti
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Kokou power vodun bottle
Adja ethnic Group, Benin
The bottle is filled with Sodabi, a palm liquor. Adepts drink from this bottle to gain power.
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Vodun conjuring horn Mono region, Benin
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Medicine vodun bocio
Fon ethnic, Abomey, Benin
Bocio is used for healing
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Vodun bocio power figure Fon ethnic Group, Abomey, Benin
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Mami Wata
Volta Region, Ghana
Mami Wata sitting on a stool
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Egungun the spirits of the dead Yoruba ethnic group, Nigeria and Benin.
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Mami Wata altar
Dotou, Benin
The altar is about 3 meter wide. The figures on the altar all appeared in dreams of the Vodun priest Djale who then told his carvers what he dreamt. There are 41 Tohoussou water spirits beside Mami Wata on the altar. On the floor are different terracotta figures made by Sowanou Ambede and bronze statues made by Ismaila Putuenchi. Offerings for Mami Wata are in a very old turtle shell.
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Kheghebcio witch hunter
Oku, Cameroon
Kheghebcio belongs to the Ngang secret medicine society. He looks for witches and the unruly dead. A much feared society in Oku.
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
The muslim vodun spirits Benin and Togo
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Zombie bottle Haiti
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Legba, Sakpata and a hyena
Fon ethnic, Benin
Two vodun gods and a witch animal
Legba 1 meter high, Sakpata 70 cm high
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Painting by Cyprien Tokoudagba, Aziza the vodun god of the forest Abomey, Benin
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Oro secret society drum
Yoruba, Benin
Oro is a Yoruba secret society.
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Vodun god Legba
Fon ethnic group, Abomey, Benin
Vodun god Legba, the trickster, heavenly messenger and guardian of the crossroads
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Yoruba door from a Dan snake temple Yoruba ethnic, Nigeria
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Amazon skull on a male body to protect a Nago village from Amazon raids Nago ethnic
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Vodun asens from Abomey, Benin
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Ancestor asen
Ethnic Fon, Anomey, Benin
Asens a memorial for a dead ancestor, and tell the story of the ancestor. This asen shows the ancestor sitting on a stool and on each side is a wife. They are holding a rope to symbolize that his wives should keep the family together after his death. The airplane he is sending to Haiti to pick up the souls of family member that were enslaved and should be flown back through the gate to mother Africa.
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Bulu oracle basket Cameroon
![]() |
||
![](/img/icons/2020/tafel_p.png)
Egungun oracle skull Yoruba, Benin
![](/img/tafel.png)
![](/img/icons/aktiveditpfeil.png)