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Oshun Devotional Altar Doll

Oshun is the Santería Goddess of love, harmony, art, and dance. She is often compared to the Voodoo loa, Erzulie although they are quite different spirits.

 

These Mystic Voodoo Devotional Altar dolls are uniquely handcrafted in the New Orleans "conjure art" tradition. Each doll is carefully constructed out of a base of sticks and Spanish moss, and adorned with beautiful fabrics, vintage lace, fancy yarns, feathers, and special charms, crystals, fetishes, and beads unique to the particular Spirit. Their faces are individually hand sculpted and carved out of clay with painted details. Truly One of a Kind (OOAK), these traditionally crafted Devotional Altar Dolls have been elevated to a contemporary, legitimate art form coveted by the novice, as well as sophisticated, collector of Spiritual and Ritual art.




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In Yoruban mythology, Oshun is an Orisha (spirit goddess) of love, intimacy, beauty, wealth and diplomacy.

Oshun is the force of harmony - harmony seen as beauty, felt as love, and experienced as ecstasy. According to the ancients, she was the only female Irunmole amongst the 401 sent from the spirit realm to create the world. As such, she is revered as "YeYe" - the sweet mother of us all. When the male Irunmole attempted to subjugate Oshun due to her femaleness, she removed her divine energy (ache) from the project of creating the world and all subsequent efforts at creation were in vain. Only after the male Irunmole begged Oshun for forgiveness could the creation of the world continue. However, creation would not commence until Oshun had given birth to a son. This son became Elegba, the great conduit of ache in the Universe and also the eternal and infernal trickster.

Oshun is known as Yalode- the mother of things outside the home, due to her business acumen. She is also known as Laketi, she who has ears, because of how quickly and effectively she answers prayers. When she possesses her followers she dances, flirts and then weeps- because no one can love her enough and the world is not as beautiful as she knows it could be.

Oshun is beneficent and generous, and very kind. She does, however, have a horrific temper, though it is difficult to anger her. She is married to Shàngó, god of fire, thunder, and power, and is his favorite wife because of her excellent cooking skills. One of his other wives, Oba, was her rival. They are the goddesses of the Oshun and Oba rivers, which meet in a turbulent place with difficult rapids.

Details: This fabulous, one of a kind (OOAK) Mystic Voodoo Devotional Altar Doll is handcrafted in the traditional New Orleans conjure art style out of Spanish moss and two sticks. She is dressed in the finest fabrics and lace, and wears a beautiful beaded necklace, small pieces of jewelry.  Her face is hand-sculpted out of polymer clay with painted details. This Oshun Mystic Voodoo Devotional Altar Doll is self-standing and is blessed by the artist.

 

Pictured is a prototype of what you will receive and there will be some differences in fabrics, yarns, and other materials used to create each doll. Please refer to the slide show below for examples of Oshun dolls.

Measures approximately 8 inches tall and 3 inches wide.

Price $59.95

If you prefer not to order online via our Secure server, you can always order by U.S. Mail. Click here for an order form you can print directly from your web browser.

 


Oshun's Slide Show

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Oshun Mystic Voodoo Devotional Altar Doll © 2008, Denise Alvarado, All Rights Reserved Worldwide.


       


 

Learn more about Oshun

 

The Story of Ogun and Oshun

 

Temple of Ọsun in Osogbo, Nigeria.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify the above photograph under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".

 

The journey of an African-American woman to Osogbo, Nigeria to be initiated into a traditional African religion. Osunyemi travels to the Osun Osogbo Grove for a traditional initiation with all of its pomp and circumstance.

 

 

More Educational Videos about Oshun

 

Image of Oshun can be found on variety of merchandise at the Voodoo Butik.

 

 

 

 

 

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