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Le Loa fetro
Le Loa fetro

Le Loa fetro

Primary (Sagua la Grande, Cuba, 1902–Paris, France, 1982)
NationalityCuban, North America
Date1947
MediumLithograph
DimensionsSheet: 25 1/2 × 19 11/16 in. (64.8 × 50 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Alvin and Ethel Romansky, 1982.544
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Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1982.544
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The work Le loa fetro [The Fetro Deity] (circa 1947) makes clear reference to Afro-Cuban spiritual practices pertaining specifically to Haitian Vodou, in which “loa” is the term for deity. The central figure displays both animal and human features, namely the mane and long, curved neck of a horse, along with human genitalia. This composite figure references the surrealist symbol of transformation: the minotaur. It also evokes the Afro-Cuban belief in deities taking possession of devotees by “mounting” them as a way of delivering spiritual experience.
Exhibitions
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Image Not Available for Le bien pour le mal [The good for the evil], plate 5 from Transactions, in Le Charivari, 31 August 1839
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