OXÓSSI HUNTER:
A CARYBÉ SCULPTURE IN THE COLLECTION OF THE AFRO-BRASIL MUSEUM
Keywords:
Oxóssi, Sculpture, Carybé;, CandombléAbstract
This article presents an iconographic study of the sculpture Oxóssi produced in 1990 by Carybé, belonging to the Afro-Brasil Emanoel Araujo Museum, in São Paulo. Born in Argentina, this visual artist settled in Salvador in the 1950s and became deeply involved with popular culture and the daily lives of the people of Bahian people – fishing, capoeira, commerce, festivals, religion – and establishing a close relationship with Afro-Brazilian cults. The sculpture in question represents the African deity associated with hunting and abundance, one of the most worshipped in Afro-Brazilian religions. When analyzing Carybé's work, we see that his experiences provided him with the resources to portray the essence of the deities and not a syncretic vision inherited from Catholicism. Thus, in addition to his artistic contribution, Carybé also left a significant legacy as a researcher and cultural documentarian.
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