Crown for Oshún
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Material Information

Title:
Crown for Oshún
Creator:
Eusebio Escobar ( Artist )
Chillag, George ( Photographer )
Publication Date:
Physical Description:
Slide
Physical Location:
Box No FB18; Folder No. 1; 2001

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Santería
Orishas in art
Afro-Cuban artists
Genre:
Color Photograph

Notes

Abstract:
Pink and gold colored crown with beadwork, sequins, and cowrie shells made by Eusebio Escobar. Commissioned and purchased for Historical Museum of Southern Florida (HistoryMiami Museum) exhibit, "At the Crossroads: Afro-Cuban Orisha Arts in Miami," February 23- August 8, 2001. Such a crown would be used in Orisha ceremonies involving the deity Oshún. This deity's domain is the river, and its ritual colors are amber, yellow and coral. Oshún is syncretized in Cuban Catholicism with Our Lady of Charity. ( en )
General Note:
From HistoryMiami's South Florida Folklife Collection. Afro-Cuban Orisha Arts in Miami, 1999-2001. Collection No. HMF9018.

Record Information

Source Institution:
HistoryMiami Museum
Holding Location:
HistoryMiami Museum
Rights Management:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Resource Identifier:
2001-390-5 ( HistoryMiami Identifier )