Maria Lionza Rattle from Considered Trifles

$75.00

Maria Lionza is a syncretic goddess whose cult originated in Venezuela, but is now wide-spread. She is sometimes shown as indigenous, or as in this rattle, fair skinned. She is a powerful force for love and peace. She is one of Venezuela’s “Tres Potentcias” —the three powers that are part of the nation’s heritage. Her cult has spread as a woman of power. She is sometimes depicted naked and riding a tapir. Undated

14” X 6”

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Maria Lionza is a syncretic goddess whose cult originated in Venezuela, but is now wide-spread. She is sometimes shown as indigenous, or as in this rattle, fair skinned. She is a powerful force for love and peace. She is one of Venezuela’s “Tres Potentcias” —the three powers that are part of the nation’s heritage. Her cult has spread as a woman of power. She is sometimes depicted naked and riding a tapir. Undated

14” X 6”

Maria Lionza is a syncretic goddess whose cult originated in Venezuela, but is now wide-spread. She is sometimes shown as indigenous, or as in this rattle, fair skinned. She is a powerful force for love and peace. She is one of Venezuela’s “Tres Potentcias” —the three powers that are part of the nation’s heritage. Her cult has spread as a woman of power. She is sometimes depicted naked and riding a tapir. Undated

14” X 6”