Tiburcia and the Nested Spaces of Afro-Cuban Ritual Arts, 1861–1938
Tiburcia and the Nested Spaces of Afro-Cuban Ritual Arts, 1861–1938
Chapter 2 permits an analysis of the 1900 bi-laws belonging to Tiburcia Sotolongo’s cabildo, or religious society, and demonstrates that, in the early twentieth century, women were often held responsible for altar production and the public presentation of the Afro-Cuban religious movement. In spite of police persecution of the male leadership of these societies, close examination of the extant religious altars and artworks in Tiburcia’s home, including altars related to Espiritismo and Santería, demonstrates her ongoing work with Afro-Cuban religious arts. Moreover, examination of Tiburcia’s surviving religious art objects provide an important perspective on the “nested spaces” she relied upon in order to connect and separate these different ritual practices and engage the different interests of her audiences.
Keywords: twentieth century, religious arts, Espiritismo, Santería, cabildo, altars, nested spaces, Tiburcia Sotolongo
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