Shrine Figure for Sàngó

c. 1910 Overall: 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.339

Sàngó is a king turned god in the Yorùbâ cosmology. One of the many òrìṣà—a god or divine spirit—that Yorùbá people can become devotees of and appeal to, Sàngó is often associated with lightning and thunder. The shape atop the female figure's head is the double-axe symbol of S...

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