REAL
NEW ORLEANS VOODOO PAPA
LEGBA
THIS
BACKGROUND PAINTING
VOODOO WALLPAPER IS
TAKEN FROM A PAINTING
THE
ORIGINAL ACTUAL PIECE
IS A HANPAINTED ACRYLIC
ON MASONITE BY NEW ORLEANS
MARDI GRAS FLOAT BUILDER
AND ARTIST RICARDO PUSTANIO©
2003.
ENTITLED
PAPA LEGBA, AND IS CURRENTLY
IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION.
THE
PAINTING ENCOMPASES
THE FEELINGS AND MAGIC
THAT IS INDICITIVE TO
NEW ORLEANS OWN BRAND
OF VOODOO HOODOO, THE
PIECE HAS BEEN PHOTOSHOPED
HERE TO ADD CERTIAN
INTENSITIES AS A WALLPAPER,
THE ACTUAL PIECE MESURES
30 X 30 INCHES
Papa
Legba is the intermediary
between the lwa and
humanity. He stands
at a spiritual crossroads
and gives (or denies)
permission to speak
with the spirits of
Guinea, and is believed
to speak all human languages.
He is always the first
and last spirit invoked
in any ceremony, because
his permission is needed
for any communication
between mortals and
the loa - he opens and
closes the doorway.
In New Orleans, he is
the great elocution,
the voice of God, as
it were. Legba facilitates
communication, speech
and understanding. In
Africa, his counterpart,
Eshu, is a god of prophecy
and taught humans how
to interpret oracles.
He usually appears as
an old man on a crutch
or with a cane, wearing
a boad brimmed straw
hat and smoking a pipe,
or sprinkling water.
The dog is sacred to
him. Because of his
position as 'gate-keeper'
between the worlds of
the living and the mysteries
he is often identified
with Saint Peter who
holds a comparable position
in Catholic tradition.
But he is also depicted
in Haiti as St. Lazarus,
or St Anthony
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