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Figure 4

From: Mollusks of Candomblé: symbolic and ritualistic importance

Figure 4

On the left, assentamentos of the orixás , the two in the right representing Oxumarê and the one in the left end representing Ossãe. On the right, details of the Ibá of Oxumarê, with Cymatium raderi and Monetaria annulus shells. Attempted representation of a serpent in the Ibá, since Oxumarê possess this symbology. From a terreiro of the Keto Nation in Caruaru (PE).

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