Fon fetish, Benin, wood, bottles, fabric, cowries and pearls

Description

Fon fetish, Benin, wood, bottles, fabric, cowries and pearls
H: 7,5 in
Anthropomorphic sculpture associated with a medicinal composition, mixing bottles containing some alcohol or a mixture of pharmacopoeias. This fetish is therefore a kind of medicine dedicated to the patient, symbolized by the sculpture of the botchio (human representation among the Fons of Beni). The object has a reasonable age, it is authentic.
Mid 20th century, ex-private collection (Hyères).