Anansi Spider Altar
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$20.00
$20.00
This altar is my take on the American Gods version of Anansi. Hence the lime green and yellow motif. West Africans originally considered Anansi to be the creator of the world. He often acted as a go-between for humans in their dealings with the sky god Nyame, and he supposedly persuaded Nyame to give both rain and the night to people.
Anansi is one of the most popular of the animal tricksters in the mythology of West Africa, and is often called Kwaku or Kweku Ananse. Kweku means Wednesday, the day the spider-god’s soul first appeared. In some stories Anansi is the son of Nyame, the sky god, who becomes so annoyed with his son’s mischief and trickery that he turns him into a spider. Some West African stories tell that Anansi was the creator of the world. In many stories, such as ours, he is a go-between for the humans and the sky god, Nyame.
This altar features various spiders or differing colors and sizes scampering about amongst foliage. This altar measures 8.75" H x 6.75" W x 2.5" D when open. Closed it is only 3.4" wide.
Anansi is one of the most popular of the animal tricksters in the mythology of West Africa, and is often called Kwaku or Kweku Ananse. Kweku means Wednesday, the day the spider-god’s soul first appeared. In some stories Anansi is the son of Nyame, the sky god, who becomes so annoyed with his son’s mischief and trickery that he turns him into a spider. Some West African stories tell that Anansi was the creator of the world. In many stories, such as ours, he is a go-between for the humans and the sky god, Nyame.
This altar features various spiders or differing colors and sizes scampering about amongst foliage. This altar measures 8.75" H x 6.75" W x 2.5" D when open. Closed it is only 3.4" wide.