Deviation Actions
Description
To the outsider she is known as the Lover and Mistress of the Devil; a woman of the night who embodies sensuality and witchcraft. But to her initiates she is the wise sorceress born from a legacy of African necromancy and European witchcraft.
It is theorized that the etymology of “Pomba Gira” can be traced back to the Bantu spirit of the crossroads, Bombojila who is also known as Pambu Jila. How the rather masculine figure of Bombojila became Pomba Gira, a decidedly female spirit, rests in the nature of Bombojila as containing both sexes. Some depictions of this spirit often showed both male and female combined into one figure.
Along with this connection to the Kongo spirit of the crossroads, the figure of Pomba Gira is linked to the concept of the African witch. Any syncretism between the iyami and Pomba Gira would be misleading, but certainly the idea behind the African witches can be seen as the spiritual ancestor to Pomba Gira. She is the force of woman that is lethal in its power and mighty in sorcery, a nearly inhuman force of the night. From this springs the image of Pomba Gira as a serpent descending from a tree in the middle of the crossroads."
acrylics on canvas miniature, about 15x10 cm.. Sadly, I don't have a better photo.
This was a commision
