Damballa
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Damballa, also spelled Damballah, Dambala, Dambalah, among other variations, is one of the most important of all loa, spirits in West African Vodun, Haitian Voodoo and other African diaspora religious
Damballah La Flambeau, by the Haitian artist Hector Hyppolite
Lwa
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Lwa, also called loa, are spirits in the African diasporic religion of Haitian Vodou. They have also been incorporated into some revivalist forms of Louisiana Voodoo. Many of the lwa derive their iden
Damballa
…Damballa, also spelled Damballah, Dambala, Dambalah, among other variations (Haitian Creole: Danbala), is one of the most important of all loa, spirits in West African Vodun, Haitian Voodoo and other African diaspora religious traditions such as Obeah. He is traditionally portrayed as a great…
A cross in the cemetery at Port-au-Prince, Haiti; this symbolizes the lwa Baron Samedi.
A large sequined Vodou "drapo" or flag by the artist George Valris, depicting the veve of the lwa Loko Atison.
A drummer in a Vodou ceremony in Brooklyn, New York City during the early 1980s