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north of Lake Tanganyika
4" tall x 2 3/4" wide x 1" thick
carved at the request of a Lilwa elder following an execution
and it was through careful observation that the future initiate had to guess the more or less complex meaning of the metaphors evoked by the sculptures
14 inches horizontal x 20 inches vertical
Ewe Venavi Twin, Togo Akoso Beads north of Lake TanganyikaVenavi (Hohovi) Fon Wood, the patina of wear. Statuette for the Cult of Twins. Among the Ewe, these representations are named Venavi, whereas they are named Hohovi among the Fon. The Ewe live in a coastal area that extends through Ghana, Togo, and Benin, until the Nigerian borders. They practice Twin Worship, very similar to that of the Yoruba, and it is in this context that these statuettes are crafted, in very varied styles sometimes, depending on
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