Bath packet

Museum number:
16-18524
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Alternate number:
16 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3422
Description:
Box. Gray cardboard with black printing and continuous border of small black flowers. "Banho Legitimo. Chora Nos Meus Pes. Atrativo." ("Legitimate bath. Cry at my feet. Attractive.") Silhouette of two birds. Empty. Torn top. 5.5 cm by 5.5 cm by 16 cm.
Donor:
Daryl P. Domning and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil
Verbatim coll. place:
Brazil
Culture or time period:
Afro-Brazilian
Collector:
Daryl P. Domning
Collection date:
April 1978
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Context of use:
Used in Umbanda, one of the Afro-Brazilian possession cults. Chora Nos Meus Pes: "Cry at my feet." Mix one-third of bottle with one liter of water and bathe entire body or use as the leader describes.
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bath packet, accession number 16-18524, described as Box. Gray cardboard with black printing and continuous border of small black flowers. "Banho Legitimo. Chora Nos Meus Pes. Atrativo." ("Legitimate bath. Cry at my feet. Attractive.") Silhouette of two birds. Empty. Torn top. 5.5 cm by 5.5 cm by 16 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bath packet, accession number 16-18524, described as Box. Gray cardboard with black printing and continuous border of small black flowers. "Banho Legitimo. Chora Nos Meus Pes. Atrativo." ("Legitimate bath. Cry at my feet. Attractive.") Silhouette of two birds. Empty. Torn top. 5.5 cm by 5.5 cm by 16 cm.

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