21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
A Vodou Priestess Leads a Ceremony in Canarsie, Brooklyn
A Vodou priestess encircles the poto mitan, or central pole representing the navel of the universe, during a ceremony honoring the matronly grandmother spirit Erzuli Grann in the peristyle of her home in Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 08.2023 |
| Date Uploaded: | 10.2023 |
| Photo Location: | New York, New York, United States of America |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 6D |
| Copyright: | © Christopher Carpenter |