A narigon is a nose ring that is used for oxen. We put them to orisha Oko. The narigon is also symbolic of not being burdened or shackled, that you have freedom. Here you see a brass narigon that I have decorated for Orisha Oko. The original narigon has a cloth wrapper sewn around it…
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Book Vlog: Manipulating the Sacred: Yorùbá Art, Ritual, and Resistance in Brazilian Candomblé by Mikelle S. Omari-Tunkara
Manipulating the Sacred: Yorùbá Art, Ritual, and Resistance in Brazilian Candomblé by Mikelle S. Omari-Tunkara African American Life Series, published in 2005 Please click on the video below to watch my Vlog. I am getting used to holding a camera in one hand, flipping through the book with the other and remembering what I want…
Orisha Books & Beads 