Encandemo

ClassificationsPaintings-oils

Date1960s

Made AtCuba, Central America, North America

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions23 5/8 × 31 7/8 in. (60 × 81 cm)

Credit LineGift of Jack Brisacher

Object number79.11.1

DescriptionOriginal oil painting by Felipe Orlando titled "Encandemo." As a Mexican-born artist who studied in Cuba, Orlando considered himself a world artist. This was likely painted in Cuba during the 1960s. Based on a typed Spanish description on its reverse, the three figures are cannibals, however, the title refers to a ritual role in Cuban Santeria. The Encandemo assumed the duties of a cook for ritual offerings.

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