This item was part of a total collection of healing objects taken from a healer in Lasie Tuolu, northwest Ghana. The owner has been converted to Christianity and handed the objects over to the Parish Priest. Collected in 2014. The main element in the constitution of the healing cult and shrine is to build the image of the animal and the plant that are at the origin of the healer's inspirational knowledge. They are called the 'root of the medicine' (tii da-nyir). In this case, the porcupine image is clear but I still have to identify the tree species. Two quills of the porcupine are placed between the animal and the branch as further evidence.