A Male Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century #38
The Yorba people of modern day Nigeria and Benin utilized such small wooden figures or fetishes as a part of their belief system. Fetish figures may represent one of their pantheon gods, called orisha. Such a figure might also represent an ancestor. Many African religions like the Yorba’s tradition are centered on ancestor ...click for details
A Female Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century #36
The Yorba people of modern day Nigeria and Benin utilized such small wooden figures or fetishes as a part of their belief system. Fetish figures may represent one of their pantheon gods, called orisha. Such a figure might also represent an ancestor. Many African religions like the Yorba’s tradition are centered on ancest ...click for details
A Male Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century #33
The Yorba people of modern day Nigeria and Benin utilized such small wooden figures or fetishes as a part of their belief system. Fetish figures may represent one of their pantheon gods, called orisha. Such a figure might also represent an ancestor. Many African religions like the Yorba’s tradition are centered on ancestor ...click for details
A Female Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century #33
The Yorba people of modern day Nigeria and Benin utilized such small wooden figures or fetishes as a part of their belief system. Fetish figures may represent one of their pantheon gods, called orisha. Such a figure might also represent an ancestor. Many African religions like the Yorba’s tradition are centered on ancest ...click for details
A Male Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century #31
The Yorba people of modern day Nigeria and Benin utilized such small wooden figures or fetishes as a part of their belief system. Fetish figures may represent one of their pantheon gods, called orisha. Such a figure might also represent an ancestor. Many African religions like the Yorba’s tradition are centered on ancestor ...click for details
A Male Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century #30
The Yorba people of modern day Nigeria and Benin utilized such small wooden figures or fetishes as a part of their belief system. Fetish figures may represent one of their pantheon gods, called orisha. Such a figure might also represent an ancestor. Many African religions like the Yorba’s tradition are centered on ancestor ...click for details
A Yorba Ibeji Male Pair, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century #43
The Yorba peoples of modern day Nigeria and Benin revere the occurrence of twin births. The Yorba boast the highest statistic of twin births in the world. They believe that twins hold a power that can be good and equally bad but, above all it must be revered and honored. The mother of twins commissions the local divine ...click for details
A Male Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century #48
The Yorba people of modern day Nigeria and Benin utilized such small wooden figures or fetishes as a part of their belief system. Fetish figures may represent one of their pantheon gods, called orisha. Such a figure might also represent an ancestor. Many African religions like the Yorba’s tradition are centered on ancestor ...click for details
A Female Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century #47
The Yorba people of modern day Nigeria and Benin utilized such small wooden figures or fetishes as a part of their belief system. Fetish figures may represent one of their pantheon gods, called orisha. Such a figure might also represent an ancestor. Many African religions like the Yorba’s tradition are centered on ancest ...click for details
A Female Yorba Fetish Figure, Wood, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century #40
The Yorba people of modern day Nigeria and Benin utilized such small wooden figures or fetishes as a part of their belief system. Fetish figures may represent one of their pantheon gods, called orisha. Such a figure might also represent an ancestor. Many African religions like the Yorba’s tradition are centered on ancest ...click for details
