Afro-Brazilian, Candomble Practitioner Search this
Object Type:
Bell
Place:
Brazil (not certain), South America (not certain)
Accession Date:
7 Nov 2019
Notes:
Oxala (sky father and creator of bodies) bell made of silver-like metal with cylindrical handle, and three metal cones attached at one end, and a metal loop attached at the other. Each cone has a ringer made of a metal rod curled at the end. The cone edges are scalloped and the cones are decorated with flower shapes impressed and incised onto them. The bell relates to Candomble practices in Brazil and was given by Phyllis Galembo, an American artist/photographer who has worked extensively with African Diaspora religions in the New World, to Michael Mason in 2002.