Homem com Cachimbo e Chapéu (Man with a Pipe and Hat)

Dos Santos’ work makes references to both Afro Brazilian and Catholic beliefs, but in many instances his sculptures simply represent what they are: a child, a head, or a seated figure. This work could be seen as an example of the latter, but the artist may also be alluding to the messenger god Exú, an orixá (or deity) of the Candomblé religion often depicted smoking a pipe.