The Presence of the Phallus in Afro-Atlantic Religions and the Western World

This tour explores the gods of both Yoruba and Afro-disaporic religions and how the phallus is present in many of their forms of worship as well as their depictions. In addition, this tour elaborates on the western adaptations of these depictions of African gods.

Statue of Osun- D013. Source: Film- "Osun Her Worship and Her Powers"

Oché- B327. Thompson, R.F. (1983). "The Black Saints Go Marching In: Yoruba Art and Culture in the Americas," pp.3-97 in Flash of the Spirit. NYC: Random House.

Oṣé Ṣàngó-D025

Hacha de Changó/Axe of Changó (Santería/Ocha) -B283

Statue of Èṣù-D001. Source: Class discussion with Babalocha Steve Quintana (Wed. 10/14/2020)

Brooch for the Yoruba God Ẹlẹgba-M020

Yoruba Staff for Òrìṣà Oko and Ewu Òrìṣà-D028. Drewal, Margaret Thompson 1977 'Projections from the Top in Yoruba Art.' African Arts, 11(1): 43-49, 91-92.

Penis Candles for the Vodou Gods Known as Gede-A037/B242. Sources: "Divine Horsemen", Discussion with Dr. Matory via E-mail (11/4/2020)

Batons for Gede- (not yet catalogued). Source: Discussion with Dr. Matory via E-mail (11/6/2020) and Manmi Maude (Wed. 10/21/2020)

Legba Statue-J062. Source: Discussion with Dr. Matory via E-mail (11/11/2020)

Cockzilla- I076 Source: Matory, J. Lorand (2018). The Fetish Revisited: Marx, Freud and the Gods Black People Make. Durham, NC, and London: Duke University Press.

Male Chastity Device- I055. Source: Young, Sarah P. “The Long Fascination With the Chastity Belt – But Was It Just A Fantasy?” Ancient Origins, Ancient Origins, www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/chastity-belt-0011406.

Drewal, Margaret Thompson 1977 'Projections from the Top in Yoruba Art.' African Arts, 11(1): 43-49, 91-92. "Divine Horsemen" (film)

Matory, J. Lorand (2018). The Fetish Revisited: Marx, Freud and the Gods Black People Make. Durham, NC, and London: Duke University Press. "Osun Her Worship and Her Powers" (film)

Thompson, R.F. (1983). "The Black Saints Go Marching In: Yoruba Art and Culture in the Americas," pp.3-97 in Flash of the Spirit. NYC: Random House. Young, Sarah P. “The Long Fascination With the Chastity Belt – But Was It Just A Fantasy?” Ancient Origins, Ancient Origins, www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/chastity-belt-0011406. Thank you to Dr.Matory, Manmi Maude, Iya Osun, and Baba Steve for answering all the questions I had.