Yoruba Iconography. In Benin art and thought animals considered to be dangerous â the leopard elephant python crocodile and fish eagle symbolize spiritual power and political. The Sculpture and Myths of Eshu-Elegba the Yoruba Trickster.
Fani-Kayode during his graduate studies began making photographs of himself and other black men in Yoruba garb using Yoruba symbols art objects iconography and dramatic colours. Elsewhere I established that some traditional Yòrùbá religious artifacts in wood have travelled from the west Nigeria to. As in Yoruba the leopard remains a royal reference yet as an image it is much more prevalent in Beninâs iconography and is surprisingly sparse at the non-royal level.
Opón Ifá and ìróké Ifá are selected in this study as cultural traits found in three Yòrùbá communities located in different geographical contexts.
Variation of the embroidery motif on Yoruba house in y. Iconography means literally the study of images At its simplest level the practice of iconography entails identifying motifs and images in works of art DAlleva 2014. Far from religious illustrations Mendives ritualistic artworks provide entry into the spirit world. In both Yoruba and Edo courtly culture elaborate containers were created to hold small gifts such as kola nuts that were presented as offerings to dignitaries and deities alike.
