Candomble Statue Of Twins
date: label: Accession Date
content: 4 Aug 1999
label: Collection Date
content: 1996
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Michael Mason
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: PAINTED CERAMIC FIGURE OF TWINS STANDING ON BASE, TOP PAINTED GREEN. TWINS ARE SEPARATED BY ALTAR ON WHICH ARE 2 RED BOOKS W/ GOLD CROSS ETCHED ON COVERS AND 2 BLACK ROUND ITEMS. EACH TWIN IS CAUCASIAN, BLUE EYES, CHIN-LENGTH BROWN HAIR.WEARS BRIMLESS RED HAT WITH GOLD STRIPES. WEARS BRIGHT BLUE TUNIC AND KNEE PANTS, TRIMMED IN GOLD. WHITE KNEE SOCKS TRIM IN GOLD WITH BLACK SHOES. BRIGHT GREEN CAPE OVER BROWN CLOAK (UNDERSIDE PINK). RIGHT HAND HOLDS GOLD FEATHER, LEFT HAS BRASS CROOK. BACK OF BASE IS CARVED CERAMIC BAHIA NORDESTINA 1988. MANUFACTURER'S LABEL AND REFERENCE # ON BOTTOM OF BASE. THIS FIGURINE REPRESENTS A GOD IN THE CANDOMBLE RELIGION.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 25 Nov 2020
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: E428522-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Figure
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 16.5 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 5 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 19 cm