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Visual depiction of Papa Loko

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Vol. II · Polytheism · wisdom

Papa Loko

Vodou loa of priesthood and sacred trees


a butterfly-associated spirit who dwells in the sacred mapou tree, first witness of all Vodou ceremonies

Organization
Mixed Bronze/Iron-Age pantheons
Time period
varies
Location
varies
Archetype
wisdom

Source attribution

This visual depiction is one of 1,947 in the archive — a creative historical rendering of how Mixed Pantheons (set 5) has expressed the divine. The depiction is interpretive, not iconographic.