Candomble Brass Sword for Oxúm
date: label: Accession Date
content: 4 Aug 1999
label: Collection Date
content: 1996 to 1997
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Michael Mason
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: IN CANDOMBLE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES, ITEMS LIKE THIS WAS CARRIED IN DANCES FOR OXUM, A POWERFUL WITCH WHO IS THE DEITY OF RIVER AND LOVE. BRASS SWORD HAS PLAIN POINTED BLADE AND HANDLE. SWORD GUARD IS A STYLIZED FISH DESIGN WITH STAMPED AND INCISED DECORATIVE PATTERN. OVAL TAG ON BLADE HAS ETCHED SIGNATURE "EINEIDA 97."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 19 Oct 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Afro-Brazilian, Candomble Practitioner
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 420720
label: USNM Number
content: E428603-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sword
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 36.7 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 9 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 6 cm