Market sellers at the Akodessawa Fetish Market or Marche des Feticheurs, the world's largest voodoo market in Lome, Togo

Akodessawa Fetish Market or Marche des Feticheurs, Lome, Togo; November 7, 2019; The market features monkey heads, skulls, dead birds, crocodiles, skins and other products of dead animals. Most items on tables are there for the shows. Most shops offers herbs and homemade "medicines." Voodoo has a long tradition in Togo. A fetish can be God, but also human, plant, animal or material. This depends on the ritual and the situation.

Voodoo fetish items for sale at the Akodessawa Fetish Market or Marche des Feticheurs, the world's largest voodoo market

Akodessawa Fetish Market or Marche des Feticheurs, Lome, Togo; November 7, 2019; The market features monkey heads, skulls, dead birds, crocodiles, skins and other products of dead animals. Most items on tables are there for the shows. Most shops offers herbs and homemade "medicines." Voodoo has a long tradition in Togo. A fetish can be God, but also human, plant, animal or material. This depends on the ritual and the situation.

Voodoo fetish items for sale at the Akodessawa Fetish Market or Marche des Feticheurs, the world's largest voodoo market

Akodessawa Fetish Market or Marche des Feticheurs, Lome, Togo; November 7, 2019; The market features monkey heads, skulls, dead birds, crocodiles, skins and other products of dead animals. Most items on tables are there for the shows. Most shops offers herbs and homemade "medicines." Voodoo has a long tradition in Togo. A fetish can be God, but also human, plant, animal or material. This depends on the ritual and the situation.

Voodoo fetish items for sale at the Akodessawa Fetish Market or Marche des Feticheurs, the world's largest voodoo market

Akodessawa Fetish Market or Marche des Feticheurs, Lome, Togo; November 7, 2019; The market features monkey heads, skulls, dead birds, crocodiles, skins and other products of dead animals. Most items on tables are there for the shows. Most shops offers herbs and homemade "medicines." Voodoo has a long tradition in Togo. A fetish can be God, but also human, plant, animal or material. This depends on the ritual and the situation.

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Bats flying from trees in the thousands, forming an inky cloud in the sky, The Sacred Bat Valley near Kpalime, Togo

The Sacred Bat Valley, Kpalime, Togo; November 12, 2019; Central Togo’s valley of bats is home to millions of winged mammals. The local population traditionally viewed the bat population as a source of food. In recent years, however, the bats inhabiting the valley have been protected and deemed sacred. As soon as I clapped my hands, we heard ominous cries. Bats flew from trees in the thousands, forming an inky cloud in the sky.

Bats flying from trees in the thousands, forming an inky cloud in the sky, The Sacred Bat Valley near Kpalime, Togo

The Sacred Bat Valley, Kpalime, Togo; November 12, 2019; Central Togo’s valley of bats is home to millions of winged mammals. The local population traditionally viewed the bat population as a source of food. In recent years, however, the bats inhabiting the valley have been protected and deemed sacred. As soon as I clapped my hands, we heard ominous cries. Bats flew from trees in the thousands, forming an inky cloud in the sky.

Concentrated man making container in pottery workshop

Kpalime, Togo; November 12, 2019; In Togo and Benin the pottery which is made for the purpose of Vodun rituals is called Wen Zen, meaning pots with a message. It can be recognized by a variety of decorations such as holes, studs, projections, animal patterns en human figures. A lot of this pottery shows - apart from residues from offerings (alcohol, herbs and food) - also traces of white, red and blue pigment and bits of coloured textile. Some patterns en colours distinctly refer to a specific voodoo-god.

Concentrated man making container in pottery workshop

Kpalime, Togo; November 12, 2019; In Togo and Benin the pottery which is made for the purpose of Vodun rituals is called Wen Zen, meaning pots with a message. It can be recognized by a variety of decorations such as holes, studs, projections, animal patterns en human figures. A lot of this pottery shows - apart from residues from offerings (alcohol, herbs and food) - also traces of white, red and blue pigment and bits of coloured textile. Some patterns en colours distinctly refer to a specific voodoo-god.