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

Tools of Odua

Catalog Number: B122

Dimensions:

Ring:

1.20" x 1.20" x 0.09"

30.41 mm x 30.41 mm x 2.17 mm

Skeleton:

1.32" x .045" x 0.112:

33.60 mm x 11.40 mm x 2.84 mm

Arms:

1.40" x 0.46" x 0.06"

35.50 mm x 11.66 mm x 1.57 mm

Female Head:

0.82" x 0.62" x 0.19"

20.90 mm x 15.72 mm x 4.93 mm

Male HeadL

0.68" x 0.46" x 0.06"

17.27 mm x 11.62 mm x 1.43 mm

Girl:

0.94" x 0.42" x 0.06"

23.76 mm x 10.62 mm x 1.45 mm

Boy:

0.94" x 0.44" x 0.06"

23.84 mm x 11.23 mm x 1.45 mm

Hand:

1.49" x 1.04" x 0.38"

37.77 mm x 26.41 mm x 9.64 mm

Lips:

0.71" x 0.43" x 0.04"

17.94 mm x 10.92 mm x 1.11 mm

Key:

1.36" x 0.66" x 0.14"

34.46 mm x 16.73 mm x 3.53 mm

Legs:

1.49" x 0.45" x 0.14"

37.82 mm x 11.42 mm x 3.54 mm

Feather:

2.06" x 0.52" x 0.14"

52.38 mm x 13.09 mm x 3.67 mm

Cross:

1.30" x 0.77" x 0.09"

33.05 mm x 19.44 x 2.37 mm

Sun:

0.99" x 0.98" x 0.08"

25.18 mm x 24.90 mm x 2.01 mm

Moon:

1.81" x 1.04" x 0.10"

25.18 mm x 24.90 mm x 2.01 mm

Coffin Lid:

1.58" x 0.65" x 0.16"

40.17 mm x 16.51 mm x 3.95 mm

Coffin: 1.62" x 0.68" x 0.24"

41.24 mm x 17.18 mm x 6.08 mm

 

Religion and Denomination: Ocha (Cuba, Yoruba)
Transatlantic Family of Religion: Orisha
Country of Origin: United States
Ethnographic Origin: Cuban (Caribbean)
Materials: Metal
Usage: Ritual (non-yet-used)
Detailed Description of Significance:

These metal “tools” (herramientas) embody the powers and characteristics of the god Odúa, who commands the mysteries of death and of the ancestors.