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Ewe Vodoun Shrine Offering Bowl with Bound Spirit Idols Ex Simmons Collection

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Ewe Vodoun Shrine Offering Bowl with Bound Spirit Idols Ex Simmons Collection

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Description

A unusual Vodoun shrine object, a twin fetish in terracotta bowl with two idols bound by many locks and applications of organic matter and blood sacrifice. Ewe or relayted ethnic group, Togo / Dahomey , West Africa. The Bowl with idols measures 7.5 x 6 x 6 inches. Provenance: Ex Danny Simmons collection, Philadelphia.

Condition

Fair, well weathered

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Ewe Vodoun Shrine Offering Bowl with Bound Spirit Idols Ex Simmons Collection

Name: Ewe Vodoun Shrine Offering Bowl with Bound Spirit Idols Ex Simmons Collection
SKU: 166585519
Price: 200 USD
Availability: InStock