Guardian of Your Tradition

New York: Universal African Vodun Archministry, 1960. First Edition. Pamphlet. Very Good+. First Edition. Pamphlet. Information brochure on the Order of Damballah Hwedo. The spiritual and cultural groundwork established by the Order led to the incorporation of the African Theological Archministry and the eventual founding of the Oyotunji African Village in Beaufort County, South Carolina, in 1970. Damballah Hwedo (or Danbala Wèdo) is a benevolent, primordial creator lwa associated with serpents, wisdom, and the sky in Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo. Light shelf/edgewear, toning, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Illustrated wrappers. Single sheet. Illus. (b/w). Image of Orisha on one side.