Vaisseau de divination. Culture Fon - Bénin / Togo. Vodun, expédition Vaudou.

Divination Vessel

Fon Culture

Benin / Togo

Collected by naturalist and philanthropist, Eli Weiss in the 1980's.

15” tall x 13” diameter

Ceremonial Calabash for ritual divination. Strong black oily and sooty patina, originating from ritual use. Encrusted surface.

The use of fetishes among the Vodun practitioners of Benin is widespread, and in fact, they are a vital part of the daily life of the village. A fetish, or more correctly "bochio," is in its simplest terms a prayer: a remote object, empowered by a priest, and used as an intermediary for change. The most frequent use of a bochio is to drive away the meddling forces of witchcraft.

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