The Sacred Arts of the Black Atlantic

Showcasing the art and ritual of the African and African-diaspora religions

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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
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Slavic Saint Barbara Lithograph

B406/F040

Monstrance

F005

Talismans for Saint Michael the Archangel

F023/H017

Spirit Doll for the Santería/Ocha God Changó

H005/B021

Statue of la Negra Francisca

H007

Statue of la Mano Sagrada (The Sacred Hand)

H008

Venezuelan Gay Cleansing Bath (2 items)

H010

Two Bottle of Água Florida Cologne

H011/B087

Bottle of Wray and Nephew White Rum (used in Jamaican Pukumina)

H012

Mexican Statue of “The Holiest Death” (La Santísima Muerte)

H013

Candle for the Mexican Spirit “The Holiest Death” (La Santísima Muerte)

H014

Mexican Candle Invoking the Power of the Hummingbird

H016

Talismans for Saint Michael the Archangel

H017/F023

Bunched Necklace for the Trinidadian Shango God Yemoja

H018

Caribbean Spiritist Doll for Use in Cleansings (Limpiezeas: Representing a Deceased Worshiper of the Goddess Oyá?)

H019