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5.9" W x 10.2" H x 5.1" D

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Weight:  4.2 lbs

 

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Sculpture, 'Green Sea Goddess'

Gowned in frothy sea green and masked in beads, a dancer personifies Yemanjá. She embodies the energy of all the earth's waters and is considered the mother of all Candomblé orixás (gods).

The orixás are the forces of the earth; song and dance are a form of worship and the dance impersonates the god. The name derives from kandombele, a Congolese-Angolan word meaning "to pray." Practiced in Brazil since slaves were brought ...

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Hugo Negrini

Hugo Negrini

"I dedicate myself exclusively to the creation and execution of orixá sculptures and insignia…. I collaborate in the aesthetic area of study with anthropologist Rita de Cássia do Amaral."
"I am Brazilian, born in the state of São Paulo. My artistic path began in carving and furniture crafting, and I specialized in wood restoration. I am also self-taught in woodcut prints and sculpture.

"In 1994, through a woodcut print project, I had my first contact with the Ketu religion of the orixás ['orishas' or 'gods']. By chance, that contact happened in a Candomblé house, or temple compound, of the Gêge Nagô group formed by worshippers ...

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