Mami Wata, Mammy Water, or similar is a mermaid, water spirit, and/or goddess in the folklore of parts of Western Africa, Eastern Africa, and Southern Africa. Historically, scholars trace her …

This exhibition explores the visual cultures and histories of Mami Wata, examining the world of water deities and their seductive powers. It demonstrates how art both reflects and actively …

2009年4月1日 · Starting today, visitors to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art can pay their respects to the water spirit Mami Wata (pidgin English for "Mother Water").

2024年2月5日 · Mami Wata, also known as Mamba Muntu, Water Mother, and La Sirene, is a revered water spirit celebrated in West, Central, and Southern Africa, as well as Santeria and …

2025年2月5日 · Mami Wata, a revered figure in African mythology, embodies the spirit of water and is often depicted as a beautiful mermaid. Her significance transcends individual cultures, …

Often appearing with the head and torso of a woman and the tail of a fish, Mami Wata straddles earth and water, culture and nature. She may also take the form of a snake charmer, …

2023年8月28日 · Mami Wata, the admired African water spirit, has a captivating legend that enthralls believers and scholars. This potent deity’s beginnings are in African spiritual …

2022年6月8日 · At once beautiful, protective, seductive, and potentially deadly, the water spirit Mami Wata (Mother Water) is celebrated throughout much of Africa and the African Atlantic …

The Mami Wata tradition survived the centuries-long Transatlantic slave system and, entwined with elements of Indigenous Caribbean worship, continued to express itself in a variety of …

Mami Wata is a complex transcultural phenomenon composed of elements from widely disparate places and traditions that coalesced on the continent probably by the end of the nineteenth …