Oshun earrings / n186

'Oshun' earrings
Oshun is the African goldenness of waters.

Raw Apatite stones have been framed into my handmade solid brass arches hand forged with thick 14 gauge wire... shaping, texturing, oxidizing, polishing. Focal dangles bellow connected to the sections of antique brass curb chain (soldered links) as has two sections of the same chain dangling bellow. The piece is finished with solid brass ear wires.

Earrings measure 4 3/4 inches long.

Very comfortably light weight.

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The Yoruba people inhabit the south-western part of modern day Nigeria and the southern part of Benin. Practitioners of traditional Yoruba religion believe in a pantheon of 401 gods (known as Orisha) who govern various aspects of the world and human life. Although Oshun (also spelt Osun) is regarded principally as a goddess of love, there are other aspects to this Orisha as well.
One of the most important roles that Oshun plays is that of the goddess of the sweet waters and the protective deity of the River Oshun in Nigeria. Alongside this river is a sacred grove, probably the last in Yoruba Culture , dedicated to Oshun.
Oxum is an orixá, she is the queen of fresh water, owner of rivers and waterfalls, worshiped in Candomblé and also in Umbanda, religions of African origin.
Oxum is Xangô's second wife and represents female wisdom and power. In addition, she is seen as the goddess of gold and the game of cowrie shells. She is the goddess of the river Oshun (or Osun) which is on the African continent, more specifically in Southwest Nigeria.
The Oxum archetype is of a graceful and elegant woman, with a predilection for jewelry, perfumes and clothes. The figure of Oshun carries a mirror in his hand. Some people confuse Oxum and Oxumarê, but according to Umbanda and Candomblé they are different deities.
Oxum represents the goddess of beauty, orixá of love, fertility and motherhood, responsible for the protection of fetuses and newborn children, adored by women who want to become pregnant.