The calabash chips forming the skirt of this bocio figure link it to Fa, the deity and system of divination
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The calabash chips forming the skirt of this bocio figure link it to Fa, the deity and system of divination

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The calabash chips forming the skirt of this bocio figure link it to Fa, the deity and system of divination, Fon religion was directed towards spirits called vodu, from which the name voodoo is derived. Conceptually similar magic medicines blend Fon and Kongo influences in Haiti today. Benin Republic. Fon. Southern Benin.

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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman

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UMG12A18_072

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