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This paper compares anthropomorphic power-figures from the Vodun and Kongo cultural areas of Africa. The study finds that Fon bocio and Ewe bo/ vodu/ tro(n) have much in common with Kongo minkisi, and especially with minkondi (which are better known in the West as “nail fetishes”). The disturbing appearance of the figurines, the ritual operation of features such as pegs/padlocks, nails/blades, bonds/sutures and magical/medicinal material (Kongo bilongo) are treated in detail. The analysis ends with a broad

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Lloyd Graham

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