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English: Soul Container (Eraminhô)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Soul Container (Eraminhô)
Description
English: Soul Container "Eraminho" or "Orebok Ocoto"of wood, cloth and metal. Human, wooden based head, with tubular body. Figure covered with cloth, which is covered with patination. Two strands of patinated metal chains around neck. CONDITION: Chain around neck corroded as well as the greenstone eyes. Left side of head partially bared to the wood.
English: Eraminhô are repositories for the souls of the dead. According to Bijagó beliefs, a person's soul lives on after the body, but only as long as it is remembered by the person's family. Thus it is necessary to create a repository for the soul and to provide it with sacrifices.
Date
English: late 19th or early 20th century
Dimensions 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q632682
Current location
Arts of Africa collection South Gallery, 1st Floor
Accession number
71.176.4
Credit line Gift of Ruth R. Gross
Notes
  • Culture: Bijagós Islands, Ihla de Orango Grande, Guinea-Bissau
  • Place made: Bijagós Islands, Ihla de Orango Grande, Guinea-Bissau
Source/Photographer Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.71.176.4_1994_xrs_detail01.jpg
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