This vintage, authentic statue is a figure that was used for "fetish" purposes by Fon people in Benin. Its penis is of exaggerated size and he holds an iron gong, an object used traditionally to call the aid of the ancestral spirits. The interested person, the owner of it or the person who was using it, would place it in a personal household shrine together with other objects of spiritual significance for the purpose of accomplishing family goals, i.e., to improve health or any other condition the family faces. 

This statue measures: 5 x 5 1/2 x 14 3/4" (13 x 14 x 37 cm)