A Fon Asen Staff for Vodun Ritual

This forged iron staff is known as Asen and was created for each ancestor by the Fon people of Benin, to serve as a link between the living and the dead. Offerings and recognition would be offered to

A Bocio double image set into a Asen ritual staff, Fon peoples, Togo / Dahomey, West Africa. featuring a pair of carved spirit idols set into a ritual Asen staff, which were created to honor ancestor

Fon Peoples, metalwork Asen altar staff, Benin, the portable alter topped by circle of seated figures in a ritual ceremony, on custom stand, 47"h Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip G

A Very rare Fon Asen altar in iron, Field collected in early 1990's by Steve Tobin. Approx 36 inches tall with Iron disk on iron rod supported by radiating umbrella style rods. The Top of the altar/st

African Fon Asen Royal Staff. Forged metal. Acquired in Benin in 1986. Size: 39'' x 11'' x 11'' (99 x 28 x 28 cm. Ford Wheeler Collection.

African Fon Asen Altar Staff, Benin, early 20th c. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 47'' x 11'' x 11'' (119 x 28 x 28 cm). Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in t

A 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 inches

Altar, "asen" Fon, Benin Mit Sockel / with base Eisen, Blech. H 118 cm. B 32 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Luzern. Asen genannte Altäre (meist eine runde Blechp

Hand hammered and formed Iron ceremonial staff considered an altar and place for the spirits to reside. This is a Most unusual example, it features two figures seated across from one another , BOUND t

Altar, "asen" Fon, Benin Mit Sockel / with base Gelbguss, Blech, Eisen. H 78 cm. Provenienz: - Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan, danach Rheinfelden). - Hammer Auktion 57, 2

Altar, "asen" Fon, Benin Mit Sockel / with base Gelbguss, Blech, Eisen. H 78 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan, danach Rheinfelden). Asen genannte Altäre (m

Lot 185 African, Fon Peoples, iron alter staff 49 x 13 x 13 inches Provenance: from a private New York collection iron Asen Alter Staff, Fon Peoples, Benin

Four cast bronze figures, from alter staff (Asen), lost wax method, likely C19th or early C20th, Fon culture, Republic of Benin, West Africa. Largest 3.5", smallest 3". PROVENANCE:From the estate of P

A large forged iron staff top featuring A seated priest, kneeling devotee, a patient and several crosses and other symbols prevalent on Vodoun or Voodoo ritual. Behin, West Africa. The Staff top measu

A hand forged Iron Phallus from the FON peoples and part of the Vodun religion. It is said that such relics were placed in fields to act as fertility fetish, as well as worn on the hips of women who w

A Carved wooden Vodun effigy with various magic regalia attached and bound to a shrine fetish with encrusted surface and signs of ritual use. Fon peoples, Togo/Dahomey, West Africa. The sculpture meas

A 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, ank

A 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 measures

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, West

A tall carved wooden staff with encrusted surface and featuring the form of a hand holding an object, perhaps some type of magical object. The Fon typically create staffs as either signs of prestige o

A 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 ob

African Fon "Asen" Portable Memorial Altar, Ouidah, Benin. On stand. Iron. Size: 53'' x 12'' x 12'' (135 x 30 x 30 cm).

A 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 f

African Fon Asen Memorial Altar, Benin, Early/Mid 20th C. Iron. On stand. Size: 37'' x 12'' x 12'' (94 x 30 x 30 cm).Height on stand: 42" (107 cm).