Box; printed white paper with black and orange; contains bottle with liquid; label translated as "1000 Men, Powerful and effective"; 7 cm b y 2 cm by 2.6 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. Method of use: Use pure with secrecy, or in the perfume of your preference. Concentrate for one minute and call three times the name of the desired person.