A uniquely grotesque Macumba ritualistic ceramonial statue with hidden knife. The blade is marked Venezia, Brazil, one of centers of the African diaspora Macumba witchcraft and black magic that slaves brought with them from Central and West Africa during the 16th to 19th centuries. Worship of the lower spirits.
It does not appear aged and is of many materials including organic teeth, horns, semi-precious stones, wood and unknown synthetic material. Handmade symbol of South American African occult.