Very Large multicolored sopera pot for Oshumare, also suitable and really beautiful for Oya and Aganju 16 Inches high by 8 inches wide. Gold handles. Also available from us are the Oshumare tools (sold separately)

Thank you for considering this one-of-a-kind brass Orisha Oshumare Staff. We hope it brings you many blessings and serves as a powerful symbol of your faith.

Oshumare, also known as the "Rainbow Serpent," is an important orisha in the Afro-Caribbean religion of Santería. In African mythology, Oshumare is a powerful and revered serpent god who is associated with rain, lightning, and fertility. In Santería, Oshumare is considered to be one of the eldest orishas and is revered as a powerful protector and healer.

In African mythology, Oshumare is often depicted as a rainbow-colored serpent that represents the connection between the earthly and spiritual realms. It is said that Oshumare is able to travel between these two realms at will and is able to bring blessings and fertility to the earth. In Santería, Oshumare is associated with the Yoruba deity Ogun, who is the patron of metalworkers and blacksmiths.

Oshumare is revered as a powerful healer and is often called upon to help with physical and emotional ailments. In Candomble, Oshumare is associated with the colors red and blue, and is often represented by a coiled snake.

Oshumare is an important and powerful orisha and is revered as a protector, healer, and bringer of fertility and prosperity

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Oshumare is the serpent-rainbow; he has multiple functions. They say that he is one of Shango’s servants and that his work consists of gathering rainfall and taking it back up to the clouds…but in this definition we find a certain elementary-school tone of explaining and describing natural phenomena. Oshumare is movement and activity. One of his duties is to drive the forces that produce danmovement. He is the lord of everything that is elongated. The umbilical cord, which is under his control, is generally buried with the placenta under a palm tree which becomes the property of the newborn, whose health will depend on the tree’s conservation. He is the symbol of continuity and permanence, and sometimes, is represented by a serpent that twists and bites its own tail. He wraps himself around the earth to keep it from falling apart. If he lost his strength, it would be the end of the world…this is an excellent reason to not be negligent with his offerings. Oshumare is, at the same time, male and female. This dual-nature appears in the colors red and blue that surround the rainbow.

Oshumare Sopera Tinaja tureen orisha of the rainbow Oya Aganju Yoruba Santeria serpent orisa Bessem Eshumare Akoire Nana Olosa Iroko pot