Teaching Ideas

Symbol of the Inner Head (ibori)

Teaching Ideas

House of the head (ile ori)

Cultures & Traditions

Shango

Artists & Designers

Arowogun (Aerogun) of Osi-Ilorin (c. 1880-1954)

Artists & Designers

Akobi Ogun Fakeye (c. 1870-1946)

Artists & Designers

Olowe of Ise

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Ifa divination tapper (iro Ifa)

In Focus

Ifa divination tray (opon Ifa) and Ifa divination tapper (iro Ifa)

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Headdress (ere Gelede)

In Focus

Epa headdress

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Symbol of the inner head (ibori)

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Torque

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Ritual vessel

In Focus

A Yoruba Caryatid vessel (arugba Shango)

In Focus

Iconography of the Ifa divination tray (opon ifa)

Cultures & Traditions

Art for Security and Well-Being

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Female twin figure (ere ibeji)

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Ring depicting ritual sacrifice

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Shango dance wand ("oshe" Shango)

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Altar stand in the form of a cuff

In Focus

Ring depicting ritual sacrifice

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Horse-and-rider figure (elesin Shango)

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Figurated tongs for Oshugbo Society rituals

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Ifa divination tray (opon Ifa)

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House of the head (ile ori)

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Epa headdress

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Gelede headdress (ere Gelede)

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Standing male figure (ere ibeji)

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Caryatid vessel (arugba Shango)

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Royal crown (ade)

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Standing female figure (ere ibeji)

In Focus

Symbol of the inner head (ibori) and House of the head (ile ori)

Peoples & Societies

Yoruba

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Egungun costume

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Mirror case

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Man's prestige robe (riga or agbada)

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Man's tunic

In Focus

Horse-and-rider figure (elesin Shango)

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Kneeling female figure with bowl (olumeye)

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Bowl with lid (opon igede)