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Mãe Stella de Oxóssi 90th Birthday Commemorative Stamp

Name: Mãe Stella de Oxóssi 90th Birthday Commemorative Stamp
Brand: Brazil

Brazil · 2015 · Personalized Stamp

The stamp features a portrait of Mãe Stella de Oxóssi, a revered Iyalorixá, against a colorful background. Text on the stamp commemorates her 90th birthday and includes 'BRASIL' and 'CORREIOS'.

Issued to honor the 90th birthday of Mãe Stella de Oxóssi, a leading figure in Afro-Brazilian religions, this stamp was part of a Brazilian government campaign against religious intolerance.

Printing Method

Digital

Themes

religion culture people commemorative african-diaspora social-justice

Image: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/47979536@N05">Secretaria Especial da Cultura do Ministério da Cidadania</a> · License: CC BY 2.0

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