Sold2023A Fon Vodun Magic fetish Ex Simmons CollectionA heavily encrusted shrine fetish covered in sacrificial blood and organic matter. Stylized anthropomorphic form with ancestor spirit face, mask like forms with horns on the sides, shells and other obSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fon Vodun Magic Fetish Idol Ex Simmons CollectionA highly stylized carved wooden magic fetish from a Vodun shrine. The idol features an anthropomorphic figure surrounded by animal horns, shells, metal implements and other regalia, esoteric objects fSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fon Magic Fetish Horn Ex Simmons collectionA ritual implement made from an animal horn and embellished with a carved wooden spirit idol bound to the horn with textiles and natural fibers, beads, bones and organic material , covered in blood saSee Sold Price
Sold2023Published: Ewe Magic Fetish Couple Ex Simmons CollectionA bold and dramatic example of the Vodun shrine art, a pair of Bocio or spirit figures Bound together with various magic implements and offerings. Ewe or related ethnic group, Benin, West Africa. TheSee Sold Price
Sold2023Magic Bundle of Spirit Idols from the Fon, Ex Simmons CollectionA bundle of carved wood spirit idols, all bound together around a textile covered wooden cup and bundle that contains esoteric magic ingredients related to Vodun. Fon peoples, Togo or Dahomey, West AfSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Yaka Magic fetish Ex Simmons collectionA carved wooden shrine idol set into a round bark container with sewn sides, and packed with organic material, also a small panel of glass is set into the clay in front on the weathered and worn idol.See Sold Price
Sold2023Published FON Vodun Cult Idol Ex Simmons CollectionA tall carved wooden shrine idol embellished with many vodun implements, including the iron axe of Hevioso, The God of thunder and lightning, as well as several wooden spirit figures, iron chains, ankSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fon Vodun Shrine Effigy Ex Simmons Collection.A bold and dramatic weathered and worn old carved anthropomorphic shrine idol bound in red textiles and adorned with horn, seeds and natural fibers as well as vines. Fon peoples, Togo or Dahomey, WestSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Kusu Magic Gourd Rattle Fetish Ex Simmons CollectionA unusual carved wooden magic power idol embedded into a Gourd and embellished with beads, seeds, goat horns, bells and various woven fibers. Kusu peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The gourd fetishSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Ewe Magic fetish with Attached Bottles Ex Simmons CollectionA charming carved wooden spirit idol with attached plastic medicine bottles, shells and organic matter. Ewe peoples, Ghana, West Africa. The idol measures 6.5 inches tall on a 4 x 4 inch lucite base.See Sold Price
Sold2023Published: Monumental Fon Vodoun Shrine Fetish Ex SimmonsA large and heavily embellished wooden female effigy with a large medicine bottle adhered to the front and two crocodile carvings attached to her form with red cloth, animal horns filled with magic inSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Fon Vodun Magic fetishA carved wooden shrine idol embellished with seeds and shells, bells and iron spikes in the ears,mouth and top of the head. Fon or related ethnic group, Togo or Dahomey, West Africa. The Idol measuresSee Sold Price
Sold2023Rare Old Kusu Magic fetish Ex Scheinberg Collection, Ex Levitt CollectionA primitive and archaic carved wooden magic idol with a large open vessel on its head that at one time held a magic bundle, and with a heavily layered surface patina throughout suggesting ritual offerSee Sold Price
Sold2020Songye Nkisi Magic fetish Ex Robert Banks collectionThe Songye people called upon supernatural forces which they believed could be contacted and manipulated in their favor through power sculptures known as "Nkisi". The Songye regarded the wood figure aSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Bakongo Magic fetish figure Ex Levitt CollectionA carved wooden magic effigy sculpture that has countless textiles tied and wrapped around the figure, which also has inset glass eyes. Bakongo peoples, Congo, DRC/ Africa. The figure measures 9 incheSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Songye Magic fetish idol Ex Dr Becker CollectionA find old carved wooden magic power fetish idol known as Nkishi , a wooden idol that was created by a village witch doctor and embellished with magic ingredients and adorned with beads , animal hidesSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Yaka Magic Fetish Idol Ex Gilbert Jackson CollectionA Carved wooden magic fetish idol with encrusted central ball of magic material with inset glass in the abdomen. Yaka peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The figure measures 11.5 inches tall on wooden base.See Sold Price
Sold2020A Songye Magic fetish Idol, Ex Irwin Hersey CollectionA Carved wooden shrine idol with classic facial features and form, embellished with metal tacks and decorated with glass beads. Songye peoples, DRC / Congo, central Africa. The figure measures 8 incheSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Old Fon Vodun Staff Ex Noble Endicott CollectionA very rare old and worn Vodun ceremonial staff featuring a hand clutching an Offering or possibly a scroll. The life like hand is rendered from a single piece of wood. The Staff measures 19.5 inchesSee Sold Price
Sold2024Archaic Songye Magic Power fetish Ex Sam Hilu CollectionA carved wooden shrine idol with strong facial features, a tall central animal horn and adorned with animal hide and woven ropes. Such idols are commissioned by the village shaman priest or the ngangaSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Teke Butti Magic fetish Ex Kahan Gallery, Ex Levitt CollectionA carved wooden idol known as a "Butti" which was thought to have been used for healing and personal empowerment. Teke peoples, DRC / Congo, Africa. The idol measures 10.25 inches tall ( 11.5 in displSee Sold Price
Sold2024Songye N'kisi Magic fetish with Field Photo in Situ Ex Hallet CollectionA Songye N'kisi Magic fetish pictured in a 1960's Field Photograph from the Institut des Musées Nationaux du Zaire ( Institute of the National Museum of Zaire ) of the very same actual fetish is useSee Sold Price
Sold2016Fon FetishBenin, 9", mixed media, ex collection Marylin Houlberg, a leading expert on the art of Haitian voodoo, Professor Emeritus of Art History at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Please note thatSee Sold Price
Sold2023Ewe Vodoun Shrine Offering Bowl with Bound Spirit Idols Ex Simmons CollectionA 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 / DahomeySee Sold Price
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