Old Janus figure Fon cult
€ 1750
Length:
11
Height:
88
Width:
12
Heavily eroded wooden janus figure, male and female side.
Kudio type of Bochio, also called “guardians” are thin pole-like figures. They
function as a sort of “lightning conductor” , as the figure is meant to be a substitute for
the living person. The figure must attract evil forces and so spare its owner(s).
Provenance: 19th to early 20th century, Fon people, Republic of Benin, collected by Ann De Pauw and Luc Huysveld