Figure

This item was acquired from the O Mundo dos Orixás shop, Madureira Market, in Rio de Janeiro.

religious; ceremonial

Omulu figure. Obaluaê (in Yoruba Obaluayê) is translated as king and lord of the earth. He is one of the core Orixa (saints) of the Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé. Omulu is son of Nanã and Oxalá, the husband of Iemanjá that Nanã seduced. Abandoned by his mother, he was saved by Iemanjá and healed by his father Oxalá. He became a wanderer and is an earthy entity related to death and diseases.

Small statuette of Omulu. Figure stands on a round base, wearing a costume and holding an "xaxará" in his right hand. 'Camasi Guimarães' is carved on the back, just above the base.