Orixa Oxum Tatti Moreno Brutalist Sculpture Gilt Glazed Brass Applied Lace 1998

Artist stamped Heavy stone base Oxum (in Yoruba: Oun), in the Yoruba religion, is an orisha who reigns over fresh waters, considered the lady of beauty, fertility, money and sensitivity. Closely associated with spiritual and material wealth, vanity and the empowerment of women, she is represented by an elegant African woman, adorned from head to toe in gold jewelry, sitting on the bank of a river, with a round, golden mirror, while breastfeeding a baby in her lap. She is worshiped in Candomblé, Umbanda and in several African-American religions. Oxum is the owner of gold and precious stones, and is worshiped as queen of the Ijexá nation. She has the title of ialodê, that is, the great mother, among the orixas.