Fon Fetish Legba Iron Phallus ringmoney wrapped in leather and adorned

wrapped in leather and adorned with intricate bronze embellishments

Roman glass was often colorfully enhanced with various metallic oxides

and by the forest-dwelling aziza spirits

Among the hundreds of designs produced

reflecting the refined aesthetic sensibilities and contemplative atmosphere of the era

Fon Fetish Legba Iron Phallus ringmoney wrapped in leather and adornedFon 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