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The Yoruba have a saying, “Bi Ile kan ba si n toro, omo ale ibe ko i ti d’agba ni”. My questions 1. What is the weight of an OMO ALE? 2. Does the English word BASTARD equate the Yoruba ...

I notice the older women have them but they are patterns. What are the patterns if anyone knows. What method is used to do the tattoo ? Is it like the Polynesian way with tapping instrument?

The beaded crowns of the Oba’s. Why do all the crowns have a bird motif on top? What species of bird is it? It was mentioned that the art of Beadmakers is also becoming rare. How can we preserve their methods? ...

Any Ifa verse to support this opinion?

Ifa bowl Where have our traditional Ifa carriers gone to?Now all I see is ceramic pots from China. Those bowls have no ase nor tell our stories. Should we be housing our Ifa and Orisa in traditional way? By the ...

We were all humans until WE chose to disconnect, WE chose to separate, WE chose to divide and WE chose to classify ourselves. Race, politics and so on are abstract cop outs, mere scapegoats to the true enemy imo. They ...

Or does each River Goddess have her own attribute of waterfall ..for example Yemoja or Osun..Oya? Nigeria has many beautiful waterfalls. Would like to know more…

Omo Anyans I need help. I thought this was drum for Ifa but after further inspection the figure depicted looks to be Yemonja? What is the proper Yoruba name for this drum? Can anyone please also provide names of other drum. ...

Also in the photo below, what is the representation? Is that Obatala riding the horse with Sangó on his head ( as a comrade)? Please give me insight.