Zemí Cahoba

“A figure embodying a zemí (ancestor or deity) crouches as he bares his teeth and tears stream down from his eyes. He wears a woven cap, ear ornaments, and wrappings on his limbs. Anthropomorphic stands contributed to important rituals, functioning as surfaces on which practitioners activated sacred substances. The wood’s exceptionally preserved surface suggests that original community members revered and protected this zemí for centuries.”