Significant Figures - Voodoo Doll

From my project based on traditional dolls and figures from around the world, this illustration is inspired by Voodoo dolls.

A Voodoo doll (also known as a Louisiana Voodoo doll) is associated with some forms of Voodoo and folk magic. The Voodoo doll is an example of sympathetic magic. The dolls are popularly associated with cursing an enemy - however, they are more usually used to bless. The use of pins is not intended to cause pain in a particular area of a real person, but rather to reinforce the spell being cast.

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