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Fon people, Togo/Benin, West Africa, the ultimate

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Fon people, Togo/Benin, West Africa, the ultimate

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Fon people, Togo/Benin, West Africa, the ultimate fertility fetish, phallus-shaped wood, the lower part showing evidence of partial burial in an earthen shrine, the original source of the religion Voudun, now called voodoo and Hollywoodized, 17.5"h. Provenance: The Collection of Allan Stone.

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Fon people, Togo/Benin, West Africa, the ultimate

Name: Fon people, Togo/Benin, West Africa, the ultimate
SKU: 48304485
Price: 150 USD
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