Men — hands of service

Offering, cleansing, and ritual work

The hands represent the practical work of serving lwa: preparing offerings, handling ritual objects, blessing, and caring for people. The anatomical-right placement is only a front-view drawing convention; both hands participate in service.

Tèt / konesans — head of awarenessPoto mitan — ritual central axisGòj / voice — possessed speechKè — heart of relationshipVant — belly of entryMen — hands of serviceMen — hands of servicePye — feet of danse

Point 6 of 7 in Haitian Vodou — Lwa Possession Body Sites

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Alfred Métraux, Voodoo in Haiti (scholarly_modern)

Descriptions of offerings, ritual objects, gestures, and service support the hands as a practice locus.

Karen McCarthy Brown, Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn (scholarly_modern)

The priestess's work with food, objects, cleansing, and ritual care supports the hands-of-service rendering.

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