Making Zonbi bottles - Wanga

I wanted to make a zonbi bottle as it thought they looked like really interesting objects. I also liked how each different part represents something. The Scissors are used by the astral Zonbi to 'stab' the enemy, the magnets draw in good people and the pins keep them there. The three colours used red, white and black also represent different gods and have different meaning; red is symbolic of sexual desire and magical power, white is symbolic of truth, clarity of vision and the land of the dead and black is symbolic of evil, social disorder and rebellion.


 It took along time to build up the cotton layer so that you could not see into the bottle. Not being able to see into the Wanga bottle is another important aspect of the item.

I used some hair to weave into the Wanga bottle as I have no access to human skull which is normally used. I think that the object still has a quality of a religious item even though I used new scissors. I usually expect religious items to be made of precious metals.