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Fon Legba Phallus fertility fetish from Benin
Fon Legba Phallus fertility fetish from Benin
- Country: Benin
- Tribe: Fon
- Period: 20th century
- Material: Wood
- Size: 51 cm (54 cm incl. stand)
- As this is not an Asian piece we still have this from our private collection
- Fon Legba wood phallus fertility fetishes were placed in the ground to stimulate the growth of crops. They were named after Legba, a trickster god of Vodun, who was usually pictured as young, manly, horned and phallic.
- To learn more about the Fon people, see link:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fon_people
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Fon Legba Phallus fertility fetish from Benin