Eshú & Eleguá Elekes, Mazos, Ildés & Pinaldos

Eshú and Eleguá elekes, mazos, ildés and pinaldos — handmade pieces in red and black, the colours of the guardian of the crossroads, the messenger between worlds and the one greeted before all others.

Eleguá opens and closes the road. Nothing in the tradition begins without him, and his place is at the door, the market and the crossing. The elekes here are strung in red and black, the mazos are wrapped to last, and the ildés and pinaldos carry the same two colours through the rest of the set.

Each piece is handmade and spiritually correct but not charged — preparation is given by a Santero or Santera.

See also Orisha elekes and mazos de Orisha.