An ancient female statuette from a voodoo cult, a rare representation with three heads topped by iron parasols, materials linking it to a cult linked to the god Gou, deity of war, forge and iron. Note the imposing wrought-iron nail that pierces the figure through and through at sex level. Fon or Ewe, Benin or Togo Wood, irons, significant old ritual patina. Height: 31cm Provenance: Maud and René Garcia, Paris Stéphane Kurc Collection, Paris Publication: Vilmorin, Gloire de la femme dans l'art africain, Palais des Arts, Dinard, June 28 - September 14 2008, p.106, n°G8