Ewe ceramics as the visualization of Vodun.(research note) From: African Arts | Date: March 22, 2007| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Regents of the University of California. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

On February 12, 2005, members of a Yeve (1) Vodun shrine in the Ewe village of Anlo-Afiadenyigba in southeastern Ghana paid their due respect to Mami Wata as part of their month-long ceremony in honor of Heviesso, the powerful and omnipresent thunder god. On the final day of the event, the Mami spirit entered a woman's body in the form of a snake. Lured by the spraying of toilet water and white powder and the rhythms of the drums, the snake slithered ever so slowly to her shrine, where she encountered desirable items, including food sacrificed in her honor, richly patterned cloth, ...

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