African mermaid

The country's Water Resources Minister claimed that mermaids have been hounding workers away from the two planned new reservoirs.

As a new piece in the ‘Orisha’ series, the focus of this artwork is to show the serenity of the mother of all Orisha, enshrouded in her element, the ocean. The piece features UV reactive pigments as the artist explores the definitions of “darkness” and “light”

Virtual Mythos™ on Instagram: Mami Wata is a water spirit in West and Central African folklore. According to legend, a man once caught a glimpse of her while fishing and became obsessed with her beauty. He made offerings to her and eventually became very wealthy. However, when he failed to keep his promise to build a shrine in her honor, she took back her blessings and he lost everything.#africanmythology #mythology #art #african #digitalart #africa #artistsoninstagram #africanfantasy…

February 2, 2023 marks the centenary of the Iemanjá Day in Salvador, Brazil. In celebration, Salvador’s Museum of Afro-Brazilian Culture is producing a Black Iemanjá sculpture to finally reclaim the African deity's Blackness after decades of whitewashing.