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Title
Marissa, a Santeria priestess, also known as a lyalrishas, or mother of Orisha, the Santeria god, standing in front of her altar in her home, 399 NW 72nd Avenue & 3rd Street, Miami, Florida, 2002
Creator
Berndt, Jerry
Date Created and/or Issued
2002-07-03
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Jerry Berndt Collection
Rights Information
Berndt, Jerry
Private collections
The Jerry Berndt Estate, Nils Grossien, managing director; email: ngrossien@mac.com ; phone: +49.176.96974098 (Germany); web: www.jerryberndt-estate.com/koken
ngrossien@mac.com
Description
Marissa, a Santeria priestess, also known as a lyalrishas, or mother of Orisha, the Santeria god, standing in front of her altar in her home, 399 NW 72nd Avenue & 3rd Street, Miami, Florida, 3 July 2002. On the altar is a doll, an arrangement of flowers, a sheeps horn, several pots and a basket. Marissa is holding her glasses in one hand, and the other hand is covering her mouth. She is looking to the left in deep thought.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
berndt-m312
berndt-m56-32
http://doi.org/10.25549/berndt-m312
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/berndt-m56-32.jpg
Subject
Santeria
Women priests
Time Period
2002-07-03
Place
399 NW 72nd Avenue & 3rd Street
Florida
Miami
USA
Source
Private collection [Contributing entity]
photo no: M56-32 [Identifying Number]
Relation
Gateway Cities Photography Project
Jerry Berndt Collection
berndt-m450

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