Collector:

Dr. Michael Mason  Search this

Donor Name:

National Museum of Natural History  Search this

Length - Object:

13 cm

Width - Object:

9.5 cm

Height - Object:

21 cm

Culture:

Afro-Brazilian, Candomble Practitioner  Search this

Object Type:

Altar Piece

Place:

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Accession Date:

4 Aug 1999

Collection Date:

1996

Notes:

IN CANDOMBLE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES, THIS ALTAR PIECE IS FOR OXOSSI, THE DEITY OF THE HUNT AND THE WOODS. MADE FROM SHINY WHITE METAL, HAS ROUND, SLIGHTLY CONVEX BASE COVERED WITH STAMPED DESIGN. CYLINDRICAL STEM IS SOLDERED TO CENTER OF BASE AND ENDS IN FLAT, DIAMOND-SHAPE SHARP POINT. BISECTING STEM IS SEMI-CIRCULAR FRAME WITH CURVED SIDE RIGHT BELOW THE POINT. HANGING FROM THE STRAIGHT SIDE OF THE FRAME ARE 14 ATTACHMENTS OF DIFFERENT SHAPES WITH LONG STRAIGH STEMS AND FORK, SNAKE, DIAMOND-SHAPED POINTS. INTERIOR OF BASE IS CONCAVE, DULL, TARNISHED.

Record Last Modified:

5 Oct 2015

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

420720

USNM Number:

E428584-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a3cbb7a3-5f2e-41ad-bc1c-37927f2b3ad6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8502928