African

View our range of Orishas and African Sacred Statues and Icons below, all available to purchase online with secure ordering. If you would prefer to speak to a member of the Bell, Book and Candle team, please email us and we'll get straight back to you.

Yemaya 8" statue

In Brazil, on new year's eve, people celebrate the Feast of Yemanja on the beach by digging trenches in the sand and filling them with candles to create sacred space full of peace and serenity. At midnight they launch flowers and offerings into the sea and immerse themselves in the purifying and protective foamy mantle of the waves.

Here Yemanja, Goddess of the Ocean and Mother of Pearls, is shown standing on the waves offering her blessings for the families praying on the shore. She is the Orisha of procreation, gestation, and the family, and holds absolute reign over the hearth fire. Many in Brazil consider her to be the Mother of all Orishas. She is sometimes represented as a mermaid, a white seashell and the Virgin Mary. Mistress of the Line of Water Vibrations.

[traditional Brazilian image]

Hand painted resin statue

Price: £25.00

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Yemayah 9" statue

The Orisha of the Ocean and Motherhood, Yemayah was brought to the New World by the peoples of Nigeria via Brazil and Cuba, where she has been venerated for centuries as Protectress during the middle passage of slavery. Keep her image close by as a reminder that you are protected and empowered by your inner strength.

[original of carved wood, Bahia, Brazil]

Black/gold colored resin statue.

Price: £30.00

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