Yemoja as a Mermaid #2 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Epic Beings and Creatures on Waymarking.com

Yemoja (also known as Iemanja) is depicted here as a mermaid, a form she often but not always takes. This is the second of at least three such sculptures at this museum. The museum placard indicates that it is made of polychrome wood.

The museum placard does not indicate an artist...but dates it to the 1940's and the materials are painted plaster.

Wikipedia (visit link) informs us:

"Yemoja ... is a major water deity from the Yoruba religion. She is an orisha. She is often syncretized with either Our Lady of Regla in the afrocuban diaspora or various other Virgin Mary figures of the Catholic Church, a practice that emerged during the era of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Yemoja is motherly and strongly protective, and cares deeply for all her children, comforting them and cleansing them of sorrow. She is said to be able to cure infertility in women, and cowrie shells represent her wealth. She does not easily lose her temper, but when angered she can be quite destructive and violent, as the flood waters of turbulent rivers.

Yemoja is often depicted as a mermaid, and is associated with the moon (in some Diaspora communities), water, and feminine mysteries. She is the protector of women. She governs everything pertaining to women; childbirth, conception, parenting, child safety, love, and healing. According to myth, when her waters broke, it caused a great flood creating rivers and streams and the first mortal humans were created from her womb."

Time Period: Middle Ages Approximate Date of Epic Period: c.1000 Epic Type: Religous Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art

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