BENIN HISTORICAL SITES NO FURTHER A MYSTERY

I figured out these ‘haystacks’ are Voodoo spirits often known as Zangbeto and they are the normal Voodoo guardians with the night – the Nightwatchmen. They are the unofficial law enforcement power and dispensers of justice. I didn't envy the human police who battled to maintain the crowds from encroaching on dancers and Voodoo spirits. in a