Fan and Notebook for Yemayá
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Material Information

Title:
Fan and Notebook for Yemayá
Creator:
Nayla Llanes ( 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:
Fan made by Nayla Llanes using blue/silver embossed satin fabric, metallic ribbon, beads, and sequins. White and peacock feathers protrude from edge. Wide ruled notebook covered with blue/silver embossed fabric. Front cover has raised decorative panel with female head adorned with blue/silver fabric, beads, and thread. Has five ribbon bookmarks (red, blue, yellow, white) with beads at the ends. The notebook and fan form part of a set of items that would be used in the initiation of a devotee of Yemoja, an Orisha deity. Yemojá is the mother of all waters, and her particular domain is the ocean. Her ritual colors are blue and opal or crystal. She is syncretized in Cuban Catholicism with Our Lady of Regla. 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. ( 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:
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Resource Identifier:
2001-390-568A ( HistoryMiami Identifier )