Created by
Canuto, Hugo, Brazilian, born 1986
Date
February 2019
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 6 7/8 × 1 3/4 in. (17.5 × 4.5 cm)
Description
A bookmark of Contos dos Orixás featuring a printed color illustration on paper. The image depicted is a vertical drawing of Xangô dressed in a red skirt tied with a belt buckle that is blue with a yellow symbol. Xangô is summoning his power as the background is covered in the same yellow tones emitting from his mouth; his eyes are glowing yellow. Xangô’s stance is presumably offensive as his visible leg is planted forward and his back is twisted forward with his arms facing behind him. He is wearing a red crown shaped similarity to a double-sided ax, his weapon of choice. At the bottom is a dark red text box with the white text [CONTOS DOS ORIXÁS], the comic book it is in reference to.
Xangô is an Orixá, the Portuguese word for deities/ancestors of the Afro-Brazilian religions Candomblé and Umbanda, who is reinterpreted as a superhero by Hugo Caunto.
There are no inscriptions in the front or back.
Place made
Brazil, Latin America, South America
Cultural Place
Brazil, Latin America, South America
West Africa, Africa
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
bookmarks
Topic
African diaspora
Art
Comics and graphic novels
Multilingual communication
Religion
Spirituality
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Object number
2021.45.2.3
Restrictions & Rights
© 2019 Hugo Canuto
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5303a898f-69cf-4116-aeac-adf4d44e8e53

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