File:Brooklyn Museum 71.176.4 Soul Container Eraminh (6).jpg
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English: Soul Container (Eraminhô) ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: Soul Container (Eraminhô) |
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English: Soul Container "Eraminho" or "Orebok Ocoto"of wood, cloth and metal. Human, wooden based head, with tubular body. Figure covered with cloth, which is covered with patination. Two strands of patinated metal chains around neck. CONDITION: Chain around neck corroded as well as the greenstone eyes. Left side of head partially bared to the wood.
English: Eraminhô are repositories for the souls of the dead. According to Bijagó beliefs, a person's soul lives on after the body, but only as long as it is remembered by the person's family. Thus it is necessary to create a repository for the soul and to provide it with sacrifices. |
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English: late 19th or early 20th century |
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Dimensions | 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q632682 |
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Current location |
Arts of Africa collection South Gallery, 1st Floor |
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Credit line | Gift of Ruth R. Gross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.176.4_print_view2_bw.jpg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Attribution: Brooklyn Museum
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