Orisha Hats
Description: Oshun is an Orisha, originally of the Yoruba religion, who has become prominent in many Afro-American and Latin religions. Africans brought Oshun and a host of other deities, and energy forces in nature with them when they were brought to the shores of the Americas as captives. Oshun is the force of harmony. Harmony we see as beauty, feel as love, and experience as ecstasy. She reigns over love, intimacy, beauty, wealth and diplomacy. In Cuban Santeria, Oshun is an Orisha of love, maternity and marriage. She has been syncretized with La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre, (Our Lady of Charity), Cuba's patron saint. She is associated with the color yellow, metals gold and copper, peacock feathers, mirrors, and anything of beauty.
Description: Elegguá, is the energy (spirit form) that open all the road of life according to the ‘Santeria’ which is the religion that African slave brought to the Caribbean... Is represented as a rascal child with a lot of sense of humor with Black and Red as his colors... He is in charge of good fortune and success but he also can close all that. And just in case I give to ‘Elegguá’ this offering as a token of “I’m cool open few doors for me” kind of thing…
Description: Chango is a god of thunder, and the ancestor of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Chango was envied for his vast magical powers, but was feared because whenever he spoke, fire would shoot forth from out of his mouth. Chango is a son of Yemaya, queen of all the oceans and the mother goddess of the Orishas. He was known to have had three wives: Oya, who fearlessly stole the secrets of Chango's magic in an attempt to save him from his enemies; Oshun, the beautiful river goddess of love, who is his favorite because of her culinary abilities; and Oba, who desperately tried to win his affections by offering her own ear for him to eat.
Description: Ogun is a god in the Yoruba religion, known as the god of iron, war, and craftsmanship. Also referred to as Ogoun or Ogum, he is often associated with metallurgy and technology. Are you a student of ethnology or African studies and are you interested in the Yoruba religion? Then this drawing of the African deity is perfect.
Description: Obatala is a creator god and guardian of morality and ethics in the Yoruba religion. Also known as Orishanla or Orixalá, he is often associated with white and considered the creator of humanity. Are you a student of ethnology or African studies and are you interested in the Yoruba religion? Then this drawing of the African deity is perfect.
