Description
A group of two very old male voodoo stakes statuettes of bewitchment and control sculpted in feet, both bound with fabric additions and wooden plates, but with free arms, one of which has a shaved hair cut on one side and the other with important cleats in the chest to control the breath, thus life, or even provoke death, and another cleat in the skull to control the strength and will. Nago and Fon, Benin Wood, rope, cloth, clay, very beautiful and old patina. H. 34 and 33 cm Provenance : Anne and Jacques Kerchache Collection. Exhibition : Voodoo Exhibition, Paris, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, 2011, exhibited but not reproduced in the catalog.
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A group of two very old male voodoo stakes statuettes of bewitchment and control sculpted in feet, both bound with fabric additions and wooden plates, but with free arms, one of which has a shaved hair cut on one side and the other with important cleats in the chest to control the breath, thus life, or even provoke death, and another cleat in the skull to control the strength and will. Nago and Fon, Benin Wood, rope, cloth, clay, very beautiful and old patina. H. 34 and 33 cm Provenance : Anne and Jacques Kerchache Collection. Exhibition : Voodoo Exhibition, Paris, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, 2011, exhibited but not reproduced in the catalog.
