Sentry to the home

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Lobi artisans

1920-1940

Florida A&M University Meek-Eaton Black Archives

wood

H x W: 53cm x 17cm l 21" x 6.5"

Facial images of field spirits changed when newer spirits were crafted between 1920 and 1940. The human form is accompanied by a less passive, more active threat to any intruder who would present a threat. The boxer clearly is ready to do harm, and the 'Warning to men who threaten the family, flocks, or garden' is a clear warning that decapitation and death would result If the guardian's territory were to be transgressed.

'Sentry to home' (depicting a boxer), is an example of later field spirits created between 1920 and 1940.

Example of later spirits, showing a more human form. Unfortunately, the boxer's left arm was lost prior to shipping from Ghana

Field Spirits of the Fante

Ghana, Africa

Field Spirits of the Fante

African Artifacts and Objects

Agriculture
Labor
Spirituality
Superstitions
African Culture
Indigenous Religion
Farming

Collection of the Meek-Eaton Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum, Gift of Nana Araba Apt, Marian Sylvia Horowitz, and Richard Douglas, Ph.D.

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