Mama D'Leau

Mama D'Leau (derived from the French Maman de l'eau or "Mother of the River"), also known as Mama Dlo and Mama Glo,[1] is the protector and healer of all river animals, according to the folklore of islands such as Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica.[2][3][4][5]She is usually depicted as a beautiful woman with long hair, who sits on upper body and arms and from her waist downwards twists into coils. Her tongue becomes forked and she holds a golden comb which she passes through her snaky hair.[6][7]

See also

Notes
  1. "Caribbean Folklore", Africa Speaks.
  2. Henry, Steinberg (2014). Calypso Drift. Xlibris Corporation. p. 120. ISBN 9781493154647.
  3. Boos, Hans (2001). The Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press. p. 82. ISBN 9781585441167.
  4. Crask, Paul (2016). Dominica. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 29. ISBN 9781784770310.
  5. Honychurch, Lennox (1982). Our Island Culture. Dominica: Dominica Cultural Council. p. 20.
  6. Courtesy The Heritage Library via the Trinidad Guardian
  7. Hans E. A. Boos, The Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago, 2001, p. 81.


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