Batea de SHANGO
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Shango Throne
BATEA for SHANGO
Special shrines constitute the site for interaction between individual orisa and their devotees, the large bateas de shango are usually a distinctive feature of the privileged followers of shango
The Shango sanctuary is a wooden batea, which is located on a pilon, which often has the shape of a castle.
In the African traditions, the Shango batea does not have an upper part, and these are alwayscarved by hand and with the emblematic symbol of Oshe Shango.
Without a doubt, the altar of Shango is considered one of the most picturesque altars ot the Yoruba pantion, and each one of his followers decorates the batea de shango like the king he is.
There are so many decorations on the shango trays that it is impossible to highlight a specific design, such as this hand-painted and sculpted model.
Characteristics of the Shango Batea
The wooden Batea for shango, it is considered as a castle where the orisha is worshiped,
The shango batea is generally made of durable wood, in the Afro-Cuban tradition, there is a tendency for it to be made of cedar, but it is not a generality. On many occasions, these batea are decorated with representative fabrics of the Shango deity, such as trays lined with red fabric or leopard and tiger skin fabric. One of the most striking decorations are the bead-lined shango bateas "batea de shango forrada con cuentas", these bateas, despite being made of wood, have a decoration with Red and White glass beads that make them stand out from the crowd, becoming the favorite batea of many. followers of this deity.
Although in Yorubaland they are different, in the Afro-Cuban traditions the batea de shango and the batea de orula are very similar, this can cause confusion, but there are distinctive features that make choosing a batea for each orisha. Usually the Shango trays come with representative engravings of this saint, whether they are trays carved with axes, lightning bolts or in the form of castles, these are mainly the fundamental pillars that differentiate the Shango tray from the other, although there are models of simple trays. they can be used for the two deity. Such is the case of our cheap plain bateas that are used for both shango and orula.
In ancient Nigeria as in the Afro-Cuban side, Shango tray is placed on pylons, since it makes the presence of this orisha on the altar more picturesque, since it is known that Shango was king and it is understood that each king lives in a castle, but it is not strictly necessary to place the shango batea on top of a pylon, you can simply place it on an altar with a base or in a Cuba-style display case, all these derivatives are valid, since although it looks more striking, the important thing that the elements that symbolize the orisha are inside.