Ewe Venavi Twin Pair, Togo #946 Mossi Rooster Mask 3 1/4" x 1 1/4"

3 1/4" x 1 1/4" x 1 3/4"

She approached Him and wiped the blood

In more contemporary stone folklore

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

and folklore tells that sailors would carry it for protection at sea to keep them safe and prevent seasickness

Ewe Venavi Twin Pair, Togo #946 Mossi Rooster Mask 3 1/4" x 1 1/4"Ewe Venavi Twin Pair, Togo #946 Statuettes for the cult of twins. Among the Ewe, these representations are called Venavi and Hohovi among the Fon. The Ewe live on a coastal zone extending from Ghana Togo and Benin to the borders of Nigeria. They practice a Worship of Twins very similar to that of the Yoruba, and it is in this framework that these statuettes are created on Commission by Surviving Family Members of which the very varied styles are