Ritual axe or recade for the "hebiosso" cult - Republic of Benin (ex Dahomey), Fon
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wood, pigments, iron, encrusted sacrificial material, base
The headpiece of the recade forms a hand holding a bundle of so-called "vosomi" iron, which is said to symbolise thunder and lightning. Between them is the symbol of the deity "hebiosso", a kind of axe with a crescent-shaped blade.
Recades of this type were used by members of the "hebiosso" cult (also "hevioso").
"Hebiosso" is the ruler of thunder and lightning. He not only stands for rainfall and good harvests, but also for lightning strikes that destroy crops. He is also the god of justice. He punishes criminals, in the worst case with a death bolt of lightning (Gustav Wilhelm, 2008, p. 61).
H: ca. 60 cm, H: ca. 23,6 inch
Provenance:
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
Lit.: Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, "panga na visu", Riedlhütte 2009, p. 49, ill. 81
Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl (Hg.), Skulpturen und Objekte aus der Region des Königreiches Dahomey, Marl 2008, p. 61
The headpiece of the recade forms a hand holding a bundle of so-called "vosomi" iron, which is said to symbolise thunder and lightning. Between them is the symbol of the deity "hebiosso", a kind of axe with a crescent-shaped blade.
Recades of this type were used by members of the "hebiosso" cult (also "hevioso").
"Hebiosso" is the ruler of thunder and lightning. He not only stands for rainfall and good harvests, but also for lightning strikes that destroy crops. He is also the god of justice. He punishes criminals, in the worst case with a death bolt of lightning (Gustav Wilhelm, 2008, p. 61).
H: ca. 60 cm, H: ca. 23,6 inch
Provenance:
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
Lit.: Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, "panga na visu", Riedlhütte 2009, p. 49, ill. 81
Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl (Hg.), Skulpturen und Objekte aus der Region des Königreiches Dahomey, Marl 2008, p. 61
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Ritual axe or recade for the "hebiosso" cult - Republic of Benin (ex Dahomey), Fon
Estimate €250 - €500
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