A hierarquia no terreiro de candomblé demonstrada através da indumentária

Abstract

This text is about the clothes and beads of beads worn by the members of candomblé in the terreiro, their history and importance in the hierarchy of this religion that maintains the tradition through orality and we can say that through the costumes that are used, each member inside the shed Has its function that is also demonstrated through the clothes and accessories used in candomblé terreiros, as an example an initiate should wear clothes made in very simple fabric and a thread of white beads, and if requested by the orixás, he may use others. This clothing also suffers European influence since they are worn in lace garments and the rechilieu embroidery that has its origin in France, but it is much used in the costumes of candomblé. We speak of the symbols that have great importance and among them the cloth of the coast that surrounds the newborn child and is part of his life in candomblé, there are rules for its use according to the position that the member occupies the terreiro, as well as the Use of count wires with their variety of colors and quantity used by household members according to their orixá and also the position that is within the hierarchy. In order to carry out this work, it was found difficult to search in books that deal with the clothing in the candomblé terreiro despite its importance and tradition, so this research was based on articles and texts available on the internet, in websites of candomblé newspapers and communities, Has an interview with Willians Damasceno, a student of this course and member of a candomblé house still under construction in Rio de Janeiro, where he will make his seven-year start in May / 2017 as Babalorixá.