Osun de Ollá

Catalog Number: B338

Dimensions:

Diameter: 7.5cm; 2.98in

Height: 9.0cm; 3.55in

Religion and Denomination: Ocha (Cuba, Yoruba)

Transatlantic Family of Religion: Orisha

Country of Origin: Cuba

Ethnographic Origin: Cuban (Caribbean)

Materials: Copper

Usage: Ritual (non-yet-used)

Detailed Description of Significance:

Made to serve as an embodiment of the personal fate of a devotee of the Santeria/Ocha goddess Oya when prescribed by divination. The arrow on top alludes to the goddess’s primordial association with hunters.

The Sacred Arts of the Black Atlantic

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Osun de Ollá

Catalog Number: B338