WEST AFRICA PANTHEON 01
Osun is a goddess in West Africa, first recognized in the Yoruba pantheon.
She is associated with water, purity, love, sensuality and fertility.
Talking Drummer: In The Yoruba Pantheon, He is usually a town crier or in a party giving praise to the king through his drum, the talking drum mimics a human humming when beaten.
Eshu laaroye is the trickster god in the yoruba pantheon.
He is a benevolent messenger from God and subject to ifa.
He is a benevolent messenger from God and subject to ifa.
Widely known as Masquerade, but the people in West African Nigeria calls it Egungun. The Egungun are celebrated in honor of the dead to serve as an assurance that their ancestors has a place amongst the living
The Yoruba believe obatala descended to earth with a calabash containing a piece of dry soil which he used to create land.
Cover art for Vector and Mi crown of clay. Inspired by African crown of the people of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. Benin art are very popular and are in various international museums
Works here are inspired by the culture of the West African people in Nigeria. Their Pantheons and belief in their African gods.
