Monday, August 16, 2010

West Africa Festish Preists, Shrines & Power Objects



Benin, West Africa, Ketu: The Holli people a subgroup of the Nago tribe live in the forests south of Ketu. They number about 7000-9000 people. They are feared in the rest of Benin because of their black magic. There are no ethnographic studies on these people. The Holli Azeto makes a magical Bocio to have a person arrested by the police. He attaches a lock to lock the curse into the statue.

 
Benin, West Africa, Ketu: The Holli Azeto makes a magical Bocio to have a person arrested by the police. He places the statue on top of the god Sango for power.   


Benin, West Africa, Ketu: The Holli Azeto makes a magical Bocio to have a person arrested by the police.   



 Benin, Africa: A Holli sorcerer fixing a magic Bo against someone to keep him quite.


 Benin: The grass and the kola-nut which was placed inside the bottle will swell and cause a terrible stomach for the person the curse was put on.


Benin: The sorcery begins. Bamenon speaks on the dog's skull and stops to bind more twine on the skull. On his chest are tattoos with magical signs. Finally he puts the skull at his open door and speaks his sorcery. Bamenon is trying to find the soul of his subject. After this he will force his will on him. His gin offer is to get the help of his fetishes that are kept in a corner of the room.


Benin: When they seek the protection of Abessan or another ancestor, the women of the extensive Kiki clan place coins, kola nuts or similar gifts on ase, stands for the offering of gifts to the dead. 



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