Illustration
Detail of the mural by Said Musa, presenting Yemaya, an Orisha from Yoruba religion. In Catholic Central and South America and the Caribbean, Yoruba religion became syncretized with Christianity and Yemaya was associated with the Virgin Mary.
Perelló Cultural Center, Peravia.
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Karen. (2021, October 06). Yemaya. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14695/yemaya/
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