In the early twentieth century, an eclectic blend of Catholicism, spiritism and Yoruba beliefs known as Umbanda emerged, represented by three main spirits:
Yemanja is the ultimate female principal, linked to the sea and mermaids, the patron of fishermen.
Plaster, paint
Gift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
81.17.1398.3
Now on view at the
Seattle Art Museum
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