| From a private collection Delimiting the space of the community, it was used for the sacrifices. One pours there chicken blood and palm oil, to feed the
spirit of the Ancestor with an aim of protecting the community and
maintaining the order. Botchio has a role of sentinel.
It protects a district, a family,
an individual... Big stake représenting a man with a crocodile head. Sacrificial patina : blood, feathers, beer... It wears an amulet. If you have more informations concerning this object, its symbolism, its ritual use, its ethnos group, do not hesitate to leave us a comment while clicking over the lower button...
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A home without a woman is like a barn without cattle. 
