Yemanja
Costume Design
2002 (designed)
2002 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
Two designs by Ali Pretty for the Baiana costumes, as part of the Yemanja production, 2002. The production would be performed at the Isle of White Festival, The Thames Festival, Ryde Carnival, and Canterbury Festival as part of a national touring programme funded by the Arts Council of Great Britain.
The Baianas are a consistent section in Brazilian carnivals. The designs were inspired by Ali Pretty's research in Salvador, Brazil and witnessing the Yemanja festival, where offerings of flowers are collected in baskets and blesed by the Baianas, and then taken out to see by fishermen to honour the Orixa goddess of the sea, Yemanja.
The Baianas are a consistent section in Brazilian carnivals. The designs were inspired by Ali Pretty's research in Salvador, Brazil and witnessing the Yemanja festival, where offerings of flowers are collected in baskets and blesed by the Baianas, and then taken out to see by fishermen to honour the Orixa goddess of the sea, Yemanja.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Yemanja (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Costume design by Ali Pretty for the Baiana in Yemanja, 2002 |
| Physical description | The design shows two figures wearing white dresses, decorated with large underskirts and blue ribbons around the waist. The underskirts have a blue fish pattern, with frilled hems. The performers are wearing pointed grey headresses with blue bows attached and blue beads hanging over the eyes. Their arms are outstretched carrying baskets of white flowers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | BAIANAS
© Ali Pretty '02 |
| Credit line | Given by Ali Pretty |
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| Summary | Two designs by Ali Pretty for the Baiana costumes, as part of the Yemanja production, 2002. The production would be performed at the Isle of White Festival, The Thames Festival, Ryde Carnival, and Canterbury Festival as part of a national touring programme funded by the Arts Council of Great Britain. The Baianas are a consistent section in Brazilian carnivals. The designs were inspired by Ali Pretty's research in Salvador, Brazil and witnessing the Yemanja festival, where offerings of flowers are collected in baskets and blesed by the Baianas, and then taken out to see by fishermen to honour the Orixa goddess of the sea, Yemanja. |
| Other number | THM/426/21/1/6 - Archive number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.297-2016 |
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| Record created | May 18, 2016 |
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