Photo 1. Met Agwe Voodoo Altar Doll. Met Agwe is considered the Admiral of the Seven Seas in the Vodou religion. He is from the Rada nation and is often depicted as an admiral in the navy or as a sailor. He is said to govern the mysteries of the sea and all of its treasures and gifts. Met Agwe is the patron of fishermen.

Photo 2. Voodoo Poppet by Carolina Dean, made to look similar to hunky Chris Evans (but not intended to represent him).

Photo 4. Elegba Poppet. Known in Orisha traditions as Elegba, he is the Guardian of the Crossroads,  remover of obstacles and provider opportunities. This Elegba poppet was donated to the Voodoo Doll Museum by Madrina Angelique, owner of Root Mama Conjure.

Photo 7. This Voodoo doll was created out of paper as an altar doll for the Voodoo loa Manman Brigit. The paper was formed into a cone shape and covered with vintage lace, and the face was hand painted and attached with a popsicle stick. Artist: Denise Alvarado.

Photo 8. Antbed Doll used in traditional antbed hoodoo spell. The doll is created out of a base dough to which various herbs, animal, and mineral elements are added, then placed on an antbed to be consumed. Once the doll is consumed, the spell is complete. Watch the video of this spell in action.

Photo 9. According to Carolina Dean: "Here's the same dolls bound together as part of a gay-male love spell. The red doll represented the client and his desire for love, and the purple doll represented an unknown gay-male that he wanted to attract. They were filled with appropriate herbs and both had matching lodestones at the heart and loins. I lined the bottom of a shoe-box with magnolia leaves (for fidelity) and laid the dolls on top of them. In the four corners of the box I placed a high john root, a queen elizabeth root, a cinnamon stick, and a ginger root and instructed the client to place the box under his bed."