More about Vodou
Today, Vodou is practiced principally in Ghana, Benin, Togo and in countries where Africans have been enslaved, such as the Dominican Republic, Haiti and in the U.S. Then, Vodou was a forbidden. But it survived through surreptitious practice and by incorporating icons of "accepted" religions, mainly Catholicism, to represent their own. That is why Vodou names and practices reflect wide local variation.
Papa Legba, Spirit of the Crossroads 20" x 18"
Papier mache, mixed media $400
It is a positive, healing and inclusive religion, with both ancestral and spirit veneration. Vodouisants (Vodou practitioners) believe there is one God who is good, yet thought to be too remote for personal worship. He is omnipotent, but has delegated his powers to the lwa, a special class of creatures roughly equivalent to saints in Christianity.
Aida Wedo, Serpent Goddess of the Rainbow 27" x 17"
Papier mache, mixed media $360
And, while true to the spirit of the lwa, this art does not attempt to exactly replicate Dahomean, Haitian or Santeryan interpretation of appearance, which vary significantly. Instead the artist looks to the West African root of the lwa and creates each piece to communicate his or her authentic spirit.
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Damballah Walking Stick 39" Papier Mache $700
