BARA, SAKALAVA, ANTALAOTRA, LAFI, Madagascar. - Lot 374

BARA, SAKALAVA, ANTALAOTRA, LAFI, Madagascar. Set of three Mohara fetish horns - Zebu horns, beads, upholstery nails, fabrics, fibers, bells, various materials Publication: Vaca Bruto. From the everyday to the sacred. Taureaux d'Afrique noire, Olivier Larroque, Martine Nougarède, Musée des Cultures Taurines, Nîmes, 2010, p. 151. Reproduced in color from the Guillaume Estévenon collection. Mohara, made by ombiasy (diviner-healers), are protective amulets containing symbolic materials (powders, objects, pearls, nails, etc.). Consecrated by fumigation, prayers and formulas, they are worn or hung in sacred houses. The diviner prescribes prohibitions (fady) and reveals the ritual formula for activating their power. Height: 16 to 24 cm Width: 7 to 9 cm