"Related text: Gelede masquerade at Ijio, Peggy Harper." Summary "Among the Yoruba of Western Nigeria and Dahomey the Gelede cult honours the earth spirits, the ancestors and especially the Great ...

Yoruba beadworking arts: dressing the king -- Palaces and royal prerogative -- Arts of divination and the fate of kings and commoners -- Gods of thunder and twins -- Masked personifications of royal ...

When people talk about Lagos, the conversation almost always revolves around Yoruba culture, the hustle of the mainland, or the shiny skyscrapers on the Island. The Ogu (more commonly known as the ...