Fetish object "bochio" with eight figures
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Lot: 252
94th Tribal Art AuctionFetish object "bochio" with eight figures
Benin, Fon
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Private New York Collection, USA Wilbur & Linda Tuggle, Chicago, USA Mark Eglinton, New York, USA W.Tuggle (deceased 1998) was one of Chicago's leading collectors of African and African-American art. |
H: 12 inch | sold |
wood, animal horn, bone, pumpkin, fabric, cord, cowry shells, encrustations with sacrificial matters, base
A comparable fetish object with multiple figures was auctioned on the 1st of December in 1983 at Sotheby's New York (lot 52).
"Bochios" are guardian figures disposing of protective forces by attracting potential danger and keeping it away from the people. Vodun "bocchios" are "charged up" by a vodun and are directly dependent on the power of that certain Vodun for their effect.
