Sentry to the fields

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Lobi artisans

1920-1940

Florida A&M University Meek-Eaton Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum

wood

H x W: 76cm x 17cm I 30" x 6.7"

The spirit stands above the plantain and holds the crop between his legs in the same way that older spirits protected the home and lamb. However, in contrast to the older spirits, the spirit itself shows evidence of violence, decay, and death. Perhaps this is a message of how far the spirit would go as a sacrificial servant whose duty is to protect the crop at any price.

This spirit shows how the teeth of this carving are nearly identical to the teeth of the 'Warning to women who threaten the family, flocks or garden' suggesting the same artisan created both pieces.

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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