Brazil Slide Series: Collection Candomble, Slide No. 0038.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

African male and female statues or pretos velhos (old blacks). These represent the spirits of the slaves of ancestral spirits and are invoked for information about deceased friends of relatives.Imagens de homens e mulheres africanos, ou pretos velhos. Estes representam os espíritos de escravos ancestrais, os quais são invocados para darem informação sobre amigos e parentes falecidos.

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

Rights

Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1994