Los Amuletos is an installation of three amulets that are calling for love, health and wealth.
Made from a combination of sourced materials and following religious and superstitious traditions in Venezuela, each amulet brings together beliefs stemming from the Catholic Church, the Yoruba tradition and magic from the indigenous tribes present in the territory before the Spaniards arrived.
Descriptions
LovehealthwealthAll baskets are made by the Guaraos, an indigenous tribe in Venezuela’s delta of the Orinoko river. Hand woven with moriche courtesy of ArtesanoGroup Foundation.
The basket embroidered with purple hearts, a San Antonio upside down and with a magnet to attract love. The prayer meant for San Antonio on a clay ball, honey to attract something sweet, a lady bug for good luck, Turkish eyes to keep the evil away, seeds from the amazons that are meant for good luck and protection. All colors are selected to call for love. Hung on hand made clay hooks from El Cercado.
The basket embroidered with white sequins. Whites, blues, mint colors to bring peace and attract health. A candle for José Gregorio Hernández (saint and doctor) to light up in cases of emergency. A spiral for eternal life, medallion of José Gregorio and la Virgen Milagrosa. A rosary made of seeds from the amazons that are meant for protection and good luck with a medallion of San Benito that brings protection. Hung on hand made clay hooks from El Cercado.
The basket embroidered with gold and silver sequins for coins. Prayer card for La Virgen de La Caridad del Cobre, connected to Oshun, the santería deity prayed to to ask for money. Beaded yellow flowers as offerings, jar with basil and another with rice that brings abundance. Chinese coins, silver coins and a Venezuelan Bolivar tied onto colors that attract abundance of wealth. Hung on hand made clay hooks from El Cercado.