There is a traditional market in Lome called fetish market sells something unnatural like elephants' feet, heads of leopards, hands of chimpanzees, skull of a horse, dead birds, dry snakes sometimes human skull. The people believe those are the best medicines in the world that can cure everything even a patient not having a future in the best hospital around the world. Grind up and drink or swallow or rub on the skin, it will be cleared, they believe. Voodoo is a traditional practice in Togo. Here are some example images from Voodoo Fetish Markett.
Skull for Sale |
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