The statuette has a headdress, more generally in a phallic form, allowing this object to be associated with the cult esu, eshu. Often depicted blowing in a flute, he relies here on a notched tablet. the term Eshu refers to one of the spirits or orisha derived from Yoruba religious traditions. Its equivalent is Papa Legba, Elegba, Brazil and Haiti, and Elegua in Cuba following the deportations of slaves captured off the coasts of Benin and Nigeria. Eshu is a deity related to communication but its role is broader. This orisha depends on the protection of the house, the city and, in general, all that is designed by Man. By its attributes and virtues, Eshu was initially associated with the Devil by Western settlers. However, contrary to the Judeo-Christian and Greek religious conceptions, the African peoples, and in particular the Yoruba, do not have deities distributed in a Manichaean way. Each orisha has its ambivalent part.
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