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The Ife head is thought to be a portrait of a ruler known as an Ooni or Oni. It was probably made under the patronage of King Obalufon Alayemore whose famous naturalistic life-size face mask in copper shares stylistic features with this work. Today among the Yoruba, Obalufon is identified as the patron deity of brass casters.
Ife bronze head (possibly depicting Oduduwa) A statue of Oduduwa. Oduduwa was a Yoruba divine king, legendary founder of the Ife Empire and a creator deity in the Yoruba religion. His earthly origins are from the village of Oke Ora [1] [2] According to tradition, he was the holder of the title of the Olofin of Ile-Ife, the Yoruba holy city. [3]
To the Yoruba, art began when Olódùmarè commissioned the artist deity Obatala to mold the first human image from clay. Today, it is customary for the Yoruba to wish pregnant women good luck with the greeting: May Obatala fashion for us a good work of art. [7] The concept of ase influences how many of the Yoruba arts are composed. In the ...
The Yoruba distinguish between the exterior (òde) and inner (inú) head. òde is the physical appearance of a person, which may either mask or reveal one's inner (inú) aspects. Inner qualities, such as patience and self-control, should dominate outer ones. The head also links the person with the other-world.
Beaded Crown. An Oba's crown represents the highest level of authority vested in Yoruba rulers. Referred to as an Adé, the bead-embroidered crown is the foremost attribute of the ruler and the greatest mark of honour and sanction of divine authority together with the "Opa Ase" (scepter of Authority) [1] and the Odigba/Ejigba (royal collar of beads). [2]
Gele is a traditional head tie native to Yoruba people of Nigeria, Benin and Togo . [1] The gele comes in specific shapes and designs. Gele is worn with other Yoruba women's outfits, like Iro ati buba, Komole and Asoebi. Yoruba woman wearing Gele Yoruba woman in Gele Yoruba woman in a Gele style Yoruba woman in Gele
Orí is a Yoruba metaphysical concept.. Orí, literally meaning "head," refers to one's spiritual intuition and destiny.It is the reflective spark of human consciousness embedded into the human essence, and therefore is often personified as an Orisha in its own right.
Yoruba law is the legal system of Yorubaland.It is quite intricate, each group and subgroup having a system that varies, but in general, government begins within the immediate family.