Oxalá watercolour painting
$60.00 – $210.00
Print of Watercolour painting of Iansa, prayed and sung over while being painted by Uruguayan artist Josefina Grunwaldt.
Oxalá, the Creator
Oxalá, also known as Obatala, is the oldest and most revered Orixá in Yoruba mythology. As the Father Creator, he is associated with the air element and embodies qualities of purity, peace, and light.
Oxalá, pronounced oh-shala, he is associated with white substances and is characterized as a calm, cerebral, and intellectual spirit who abhors violence and discord.
Offerings commonly associated with Oxalá include spring water, white candles, white flowers, and rice cooked with milk or water (without salt).
Oxalá, the kindly father of all orishas and humanity, is recognised as the owner of all heads and the mind. He represents purity, wisdom, peace, and compassion. Additionally, Obatalá possesses a warrior aspect through which he upholds justice in the world.
Oxalá was assigned the mighty task of building the Earth by his father. Unfortunately, on his way to perform this important job, Oxalá ‘accidentally’ gatecrashed a God party and spent the rest of the evening roaring drunk on palm wine.
His younger brother, Oduduwa, surpassed him and successfully completed the creation. As punishment for his negligence, Oxalá was entrusted with the responsibility of creating human beings.
During the process of creating humans with the assistance of Osun, Oxalá became intoxicated and made mistakes. Since that day, every deformity or disability to afflict mankind has been blamed on his fumbling alcoholic fingers.
Realising his error, he vowed to abstain from alcohol and transformed into The Great White God, becoming the protector of people with disabilities. This transformation elevated his status and authority over humanity.
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