Box; printed paper; white with black ink; drawing of two hearts with an arrow; bottle enclosed; 7 cm by 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
Materials:
Glass (material) and Paper (fiber product)
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. Love potion; method of use printed on back. Translation: Use pure three times a day at 6AM, Noon, and 6PM. Concentrate your thoughts on the one you desire: Your purity guarantees your quality, call the name of the person three times. This potion is good for women to capture men and for men to capture women. SECRECY REQUIRED.