Yoruba Art Gallery
perfectlyinperfect
etherealwolves
gruidae
train twins
indigenous latinx
The works in Disguise: Masks and Global African Art are organized around the idea that masquerade is
Fragment of a terracotta head, from the ancient Yoruba city of Ife, in present-day Osun State, Niger
artmindbodysoul:Olokun Yoruba // ★The Sea Goddess of Nigeria★
Carved ivory bracelet of the Yoruba people, of the Owo region of present-day Nigeria, depicting hunc
Egúngún masquerades strengthen connections between the living and their ancestors in West African Yo
artmindbodysoul: Olokun Yoruba // ★The Sea Goddess of Nigeria★ African Mermaid #BlackExcellence
“Aṣọ-òkè is not just an artwork—it’s a way of life.” —Professor Felicia Ogunsheye, Ìbàdàn, Nigeria.
theartofstephen:Anxiously waiting for Itan:part1 to arrive from the printers. This process has been
slam-african: Costume for the Egungun Masquerade, Unidentified Yoruba artist, mid-20th century, Sain
slam-african: Wrapper, Unidentified Yoruba artist, 20th century, Saint Louis Art Museum: Arts of Afr
slam-african: Wrapper (adire eleko), Unidentified Yoruba artist, mid-20th century, Saint Louis Art M
slam-african: Crown (adenla), Unidentified Yoruba artist, 20th century, Saint Louis Art Museum: Arts
slam-african: Kneeling Shrine Figure (arugba), Unidentified Yoruba artist, 20th century, Saint Louis
slam-african: Commemorative Cloth (adire oloba), Unidentified Yoruba artist, mid-20th century, Saint
slam-african: Puppet, Unidentified Yoruba artist, before 1961, Saint Louis Art Museum: Arts of Afric
slam-african: Wrapper (adire eleko), Unidentified Yoruba artist, mid-20th century, Saint Louis Art M
slam-african: Crown (adenla), Unidentified Yoruba artist, 20, Saint Louis Art Museum: Arts of Africa
slam-african: Divination Tapper (iroke Ifá), Unidentified Yoruba artist, mid-19th to early 20th cent
Itan part 1 is here!!!!!! Visit Itanproject.com to order your copy today! Itan part 1 is a graphic n
I want to thank everyone for coming out to the opening reception for “Black Gods Live” I
In my element. Always grateful to be in this space. • • #precolonialafrica #artistsoninstagram #afr
The finished piece. #Oduduwa complete. Our stories are passed down from generation to generation, v
Studying these art forms is more than learning something new. it is like I am relearning and regaini
Olokun Yoruba // ★The Sea Goddess of Nigeria★
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