 Oshun
Oshun,
the Orisha of love, maternity, and marriage is a powerful,
and frequently revered part of Cuban Santeria and Yoruba
culture. She is known as a powerful force of harmony,
particularly that which we can sense as beauty, love
and pleasure. She is also seen as the only female to
have been part of the world’s creation, and as
such is particularly favored as a mother figure. These
benevolent aspects combine with the fact that she is
generally seen as among the most likely to answer a prayer,
making her one of the most favored among the Orisha.
With such a wondrous entity, this statue has a lot to
live up to in trying to capture her image. She is portrayed
here as a lithe woman of beauty, fanning herself with
a feather fan with flowers and pumpkins offered by her
feet. Scantily clad in a small top and a flowing, divided
skirt, she seems fully at peace with her surroundings,
and does indeed live up to the beauty she represents.
This statue stands approximately 13-3/4" tall and
6-1/4" wide, elegantly sculpted of cold cast resin,
making it well suited for veneration upon your altar
as well as simply bringing this figure of beauty and
grace into your home.
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