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Druyat, Thunder axes (oche) for Chango hand carved polychromed wood and mixed
media, 17x10" and 15x8", Matanzas, 2000. The "thundergod's" principal icon,
which appears atop his head, in his hand, in his beaded, carved, or ceramic
iconography, and upon his altars, derives from the Oyo-Yoruba double thunderaxe
( oshe ), which is formed by two "thundercelts" edun ara ). In Yorubaland, raw
fire and lightning, effectively controlled and balanced atop the head, constitute
a principal mystery of this deity. In Cuba, the represents "problems" or "fire"
( problemas la candela ) on the head", which he can deliver with great force,
or can take away in the resolution of problems. Chango is the principal "defender
of all of Obatala's children," that is, all of the orichas and their priests.
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