Seated female figure "mami wata" - Togo, Ewe
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heavy wood, polychrome paint, topless, holding a snake, sacrificial traces, min. dam., cracks, paint rubbed off;
probably a work of the carver Agbali Kossi (1930-1992).
"Mami wata" is often described as a mermaid-like figure, with a woman's upper body (often nude) and the hindquarters of a fish or serpent. In other tales she is fully human in appearance (though never human). A large snake (symbol of divination and divinity) frequently accompanies her, wrapping itself around her and laying its head between her breasts.
H: 62 cm
Provenance:
German Private Collection
Lit.: Chesi, Gert, Voodoo, München 1983, p. 284 f.
Continent: Africa
probably a work of the carver Agbali Kossi (1930-1992).
"Mami wata" is often described as a mermaid-like figure, with a woman's upper body (often nude) and the hindquarters of a fish or serpent. In other tales she is fully human in appearance (though never human). A large snake (symbol of divination and divinity) frequently accompanies her, wrapping itself around her and laying its head between her breasts.
H: 62 cm
Provenance:
German Private Collection
Lit.: Chesi, Gert, Voodoo, München 1983, p. 284 f.
Continent: Africa
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Seated female figure "mami wata" - Togo, Ewe
Estimate €400 - €800
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