Veronese Design - Obatala the Creator of Mankind

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Obatala the Creator of Mankind statue Veronese Design

Obatala is an orisha in the Yoruba religion that is believed to have been given the task to create the Earth but failed the task by being drunk on palm wine and was outperformed by his little brother Oduduwa. He was instead given the job of creating human beings. This was authorized by his father, Olodumare which gave Obatala the name sculptor of mankind

"Now Olodumare [the supreme being] once called on Obatala and told him that he would love him to assist in creating human beings that would live in the world he was about to create. This is because as he (Olodumare) said further he would not like the world he was planning to create to exist without human beings."

Obatala had worked on his task with the assistance of Osun. He is believed to be successful at creating human beings with water and clay, but during the creation phase he had become drunk with palm wine due to thirst. This caused him to create human beings with disabilities. When he became sober and saw his mistake, he vowed to never drink again and reinvented himself as "The Great White God", protector of people with disabilities. Due to this reinvention, he was given ascendance over human beings.

• Obatala the Creator of Mankind
• Bronzed
• Statue
• Expertly handcrafted 
• Cast in the finest resin
• Dimensions: (hxwxd) approx. 30.5cm x 15.5cm x 10cm
• Veronese Design