Woman's face in gold-plated metal, 1.4" tall

In Santería, a small metal image representing the profile (half-side face) of a woman is commonly used as an attribute, garment, or ebbo charge (offering/sacrifice) dedicated to female orishas, primarily Oshún or sometimes Yemayá.

• Representation of Oshún: Oshún is the orisha of honey, love, beauty, and femininity. The woman's face in profile, often made of brass or gold-colored metal, symbolizes the beauty, coquetry, and wisdom of this orisha. It is placed inside her sopera (container) to attract love, prosperity, and sweetness.
• Metal Ebbo (Ebbó Metal): These figures are often part of the secrets charged in an ebbo misi (bath/cleansing) or in an ebbó meta (ceremony of the three months of the iyawo) to solve specific problems or "tie" a petition.
• Focus on Femininity and Fertility: It is used in rituals to pray for fertility, marriage, romantic stability, or to resolve health problems related to the female reproductive system.
• Recognition of female wisdom: Being a face (mind/thought), it represents the cunning and influence of women in destiny