Opening of The Mouth Ceremony Papyrus Thoth God Obatala Mini Statue - Small

Obatala Mini Statue - Small Orisha Ọbatala

He was most often depicted as a falcon

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It has been suggested that she is a fertility figure

Opening of The Mouth Ceremony Papyrus Thoth God Obatala Mini Statue - SmallThe ceremony involved a symbolic animation of a statue or mummy by magically opening its mouth so that it could breathe and speak. There is evidence of this ritual from the Old Kingdom to the Roman Period. Special tools were used to perform the ceremony, such as a ritual adze, an arm shaped ritual censer, a spooned blade known as a peseshkaf, a serpent head blade, and a variety of other amulets. A calf's leg was also held up to the lips painted on the