Adan Vodun Altar Figure, Ghana #330 Hill Tribe Publisher: Leon Amiel 1968

Publisher: Leon Amiel 1968

and Soul: Art and Light in the Yoruba Universe

the bowl covered with a striated and linear grooved decoration

Bamboo Beaded Curtain Hand Painted-Black

or hang it on the bed post for protection in the night

Adan Vodun Altar Figure, Ghana #330 Hill Tribe Publisher: Leon Amiel 1968Adan Vodun Altar Figure, Ghana #330 This Figure is a ritual object of the Vodun Religion, used by the Adan People, who speak the Adangbe Ada language from Ghana, and who live near the Togo border. These Adan Figures embody the diverse Deities associated to Hunting, also common to the Yoruba and to the Ewe. Regarding their use, these Figures are found on specific Altars, or seen grouped in a basket and dressed with a piece of cloth, like the Venavi of