SOURCE : The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Woman arrested at airport with human skull in her carry-on
Martinez said that in Vodou, it is common for practitioners to put a human skull on an altar in the home dedicated to spirits of the dead known as gede. The spirits contained in that skull are thought to have a powerful, positive influence on one’s life. In Palo Mayombe, human bones are often put into a ceremonial pot or nganga, for similar purposes.
