Photographs © Tim Hamill
EWE, FETISH 1, 36.5", $2000, Ghana
This piece, although impressive, is probably not an authentic fetish but rather a contemporary invention.
The Ewe fetishes, which acquire power through consecration and the addition of special substances, serve to protect their owners from misfortune, disease or evil spirits.
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