Box containing bottle with purplish liquid. Bod: orange with black and white printing: "Banho de Descarga. Maus. fluidos." Line drawing of two eyes on front, small circle with witch on broomstick. Contains bottle with bath soap. 3 cm by 5.5 cm by 14.5 cm.
Donor:
Daryl P. Domning and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Manaus, Amazonas State, 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. Cleansing bath to remove evil fluids if someone gives you the evil eye.