An Amorous, Blue-Eyed, Barbarian, “Winking” Fetish, In Its Original Presentation Box. A Gift To The Princess Öni'krô, Patroness Of The Academy Of Lagado
The eye colour of this unique, handsome specimen is considered by some to indicate its use as a malevolent staring fetish, but the fact that the open eye is the right probably indicates another use. The Lagadoans believed that happiness was a form of wilful, emotional ignorance and that amorous love was not possible without a certain amount of knowing self-deception. The belief was hopeful rather than cynical. A truly intelligent lover was one for whom the beloved was a token of hope and anticipation rather than a source of disappointment and disillusion. Great lovers like great artists or scientists created rather than discovered their true loves. The fetish was placed in some prominent position in a room appointed for the declaration of love and the candle lit shortly before the arrival of the beloved.