Fon Fetish Legba Iron Phallus ibandayaks Archaeological evidence suggests production between

Archaeological evidence suggests production between c

typically flat and minimalist

Nazca Civilization

Burma (Myanmar)

to protect themselves from witchcraft and harm

Fon Fetish Legba Iron Phallus ibandayaks Archaeological evidence suggests production betweenFon people, mid 20th century, Togo, Benin or Ghana, West Africa Exceptional forged iron phallic fetish associated with Legba, crafted by the Fon people of the TogoGhana border region. Objects of this type were traditionally driven into the earth to stimulate agricultural fertility, invoking Legbas vital generative power. In Vodun belief, Legba is often represented as a phallus or as a man bearing an exaggerated phallus. Known as the youngest son of