Yemayah Orisha Statue

Yemayah, Orisha of the Ocean. The Great Witch.

Protectress of the enslaved Yoruba people during the middle passage.

Yemayah was brought to the New World by the peoples of Nigeria via Brazil and Cuba, where she has been venerated for centuries.

[Image from an original folk image of carved wood, Bahia, Brazil]

9 3/4" resin statue, black gold color finish.