Yemaya ritual ornaments

NameOrnaments

Artist Artist not recorded

Date1952

Place madeHavana, Cuba, Caribbean

MediumMetal (lead)

Dimensionsa: 5 3/8 × 1 1/2 × 1 7/16 in. (13.7 × 3.8 × 3.7 cm)
b: 6 5/16 × 11/16 × 3/16 in. (16.1 × 1.8 × 0.5 cm)
c: 6 1/4 × 11/16 × 3/8 in. (15.9 × 1.7 × 0.9 cm)
d: 2 3/16 × 2 1/16 × 3/16 in. (5.5 × 5.3 × 0.4 cm)
e: 2 1/2 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (6.4 × 2.2 × 0.7 cm)
f: 3 1/8 × 1 7/8 × 3/16 in. (8 × 4.7 × 0.5 cm)
g: 2 × 2 × 3/8 in. (5.1 × 5.1 × 1 cm)
h: 2 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 3/16 in. (7.3 × 7.4 × 0.5 cm)
i: 2 3/8 × 1 3/16 × 1/4 in. (6.1 × 3 × 0.6 cm)
j: 2 1/2 × 1 3/16 × 3/16 in. (6.3 × 3 × 0.4 cm)
k: 3 1/16 × 3 1/16 × 3/16 in. (7.7 × 7.7 × 0.4 cm)
l: 3 1/8 × 3 1/16 × 3/16 in. (7.9 × 7.8 × 0.4 cm)
m: 3 1/8 × 3 1/16 × 3/16 in. (7.9 × 7.7 × 0.4 cm)
n: 3 1/16 × 3 1/16 × 3/16 in. (7.8 × 7.7 × 0.5 cm)
o: 3 1/8 × 3 1/16 × 3/16 in. (7.9 × 7.8 × 0.4 cm)
p: 3 1/8 × 3 1/16 × 3/16 in. (8 × 7.8 × 0.4 cm)
q: 3 1/16 × 3 1/16 × 1/8 in. (7.8 × 7.8 × 0.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. Nathaniel Tarn, A.2017.50.31a-q

Object numberA.2017.50.31a-q

DescriptionCollection of ornaments depicting suns, moons, hoops (with indents), oars, mermaid, anchor, and a ring.