Skirt Item Number: 3041/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Costume skirt made of long, plain strips of raffia hanging from a thin cotton waistband.
History Of Use
The azé is the lower part of the costume of Omulu Obaluayê (including 3041/1 and 3041/3). Made of raffia from the piassava palm (Raphia vinifera), the azé covers the xokotô: short cotton pants that extend below the knees. The costume depicts Omulu Obaluaiê, “King and Lord of the Earth,” one of the core orixá of the Afro-Brazilian religions of Candomblé and Umbanda. Omulu is son of Nanã and Oxalá, Iemanjá’s husband, whom Nanã seduced. Abandoned by his mother, Omulu was saved by Iemanjá and healed by his father, Oxalá. He became a wanderer: an earthly entity connected, as a healer, to death and disease.
Cultural Context
religious; ceremonial
Narrative
This item is part of a set acquired from the O Mundo dos Orixás shop, Madureira Market, in Rio de Janeiro.
Item History
- Made in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during 2013
- Collected by Nuno Porto during November 2013
- Owned by Mundo dos Orixas before November 22, 2013
- Received from Mundo dos Orixas (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source) on November 22, 2013
What
- Name
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- 3041/2
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- palm leaf and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 74.0 cm, width 84.0 cm, depth 3.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Brazilian
- Field Collector
- Nuno Porto
- Previous Owner
- Mundo dos Orixas
- Received from
- Mundo dos Orixas (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
When
- Creation Date
- during 2013
- Collection Date
- during November 2013
- Ownership Date
- before November 22, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on November 22, 2013
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3041/0002