Opening of The Mouth Ceremony Papyrus - 20x30cm Viking on the Prow Yemaya is the Orisha of

Yemaya is the Orisha of lakes and seas and the patron of women and of motherhood and the protector of sailors

In the Late and Ptolemaic periods large cemeteries of mummified cats were created at both sites

slight variations in finish and detail may occur

unblinking gaze of someone who has watched empires rise and fall from a mountain ridge

This mask captures her dual nature

Opening of The Mouth Ceremony Papyrus - 20x30cm Viking on the Prow Yemaya is the Orisha ofThe Opening of the Mouth Ceremony from the Sacred Pyramid Texts Hand painted The ceremony involved a symbolic animation of a statue or mummy by magically opening its mouth so that it could breathe and speak. There is evidence of this ritual from the Old Kingdom to the Roman Period. Special tools were used to perform the ceremony, such as a ritual adze, an arm shaped ritual censer, a spooned blade known as a peseshkaf, a serpent head blade, and a