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Ewe or Fon Vodun Shrine Figure (Bocio) elumask An elegant and finely workedFon or Ewe peoples, mid 20th century, Togo, Benin or Ghana, West Africa Impressive and highly unusual older Vodun shrine figure, carved from a single block of light wood and dyed deep black. The piece depicts a strongly stylized standing female figure without arms, supported by powerful legs rising from a cylindrical base enriched with clay, resin, cowrie shells, and other ritually significant materials. The facial featuresnow heavily wornhave been re