Lot Essay
Fagg writes that the Ewe are linguistically related to the Fon and are much given to the use of charms and fetishes
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FOUR FETISH FIGURES FROM THE FON AND EWE
The smallest bound to a bundle of sticks and string; the tallest bound with string and with red beads about the neck and cowries about the waist; another with fetish sticks in the mouth and back, cowries lashed to the arms; the last on tapered stem with fetish cavity in the abdomen, dark patinas
8cm. to 17cm. high (4)
The smallest bound to a bundle of sticks and string; the tallest bound with string and with red beads about the neck and cowries about the waist; another with fetish sticks in the mouth and back, cowries lashed to the arms; the last on tapered stem with fetish cavity in the abdomen, dark patinas
8cm. to 17cm. high (4)
Literature
Fagg, W., Miniature Wood Carvings of Africa, Bath, 1970, p.36, fig.22 for the tallest
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.