pendant base: 1.08" x 0.76" x 0.51"
27.39 mm x 19.24 mm x 13.09 mm
pendant top: 1.11" x 0.94" x 0.31"
28.14 mm x 23.82 mm x 7.83 mm
chobu: 9.25" x 5.28" x 0.97"
234.86 mm x 134.16 mm x 24.63 mm
San Miguel usually takes green and red, but the real color is blue because he comes from the sky. San Antonio is the same as the Santo Niño de Atocha (his nickname is Elegguá). The saints had nicknames in Africa to avoid envy. You didn’t want people to know your real saint. The ornament is for Baron del Cementerio or Anaisa. Anaísa is St. Ana’s African name. Anaísa is the mother of a whole set of spirits; Marta, Pedro, dueño [?], Marísa – Santería.
Every altar in this botanica has nuestra señora de providencia patron of this city. The ornament and copa of Santa Barbara are decorations for the altar or can be carried for protection. Anaísa has a multi-colored necklace for all of her roads, or caminos.
Contact
Sacred Arts of the Black Atlantic Project, Duke University
Box 90091
Durham, NC 27708
Email
jm217@duke.edu