For those that don't know, Iyanu, in Yoruba, means Wonder. And that is exactly what this Kickstarter campaign has been. A wonder... Today is the last day to grab a SIGNED copy of Iyanu - Child of Wonder volume 1

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Ọ̀ṣun
The second wife of the Yoruba powerful deity ṣàngó.

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Twitter got more Drama than Africa Magic Epic, Urban, Showcase, Family, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba.
Sansa & Tife

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My brother started a comic of Yoruba deities early quarantine. These are his characters 😍😍. He is also going to make promo tees for them. These are awesome!!

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"Did you know "Aya" means "Wife" in Yoruba (language spoken in West Africa)?"

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"Ogun" The Yoruba God of Iron and War.

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Keep an eye open for Romantic Comedy 'Rose and Dandelion' by Japanese artist Yoruba Toasa! Yaoi Revolution is excited to be bringing you the English edition Soon! Prior retweet has links to the Japanese version of the series now in progress!

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El cómic está enfocado a un público juvenil, y es una forma genial de acercarlos a una mitología tan rica y desconocida como la Yoruba a través de un libro lleno de aventuras y acción ✨

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“Yoruba men are misunderstood”
- Yomi

A short love story

Art:

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First sculpt of the year 2020. I'm not one to really follow boxing but I have mad respect for them, that thing is so not easy.

So presenting. . .Akinlabi (my Yoruba people know the meaning💪🏾), He's my version of one of 's models. Enjoy😊

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John Augustus Otunba-Payne (1839- 1906)

Lawyer, Writer.

Born in Sierra Leone a Prince of the Gbelegbuwa Royal Family of Ijebu-Ode. The name Payne is an anglicized version of Adepeyin his original surname. He moved to Lagos in 1862 and started work as a Police clerk.

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Lagos Harbor - not dated

"On January 29, 1885, Herr Gottlieb Leonhard Gaiser, a Hamburg merchant purchased "all that part of the Mahin country which is known as the Mahin Beach,



Colonial Picture Archive (Frankfurt)

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✨ UN NUEVO CÓMIC SE ACERCA A SALLYBOOKS ✨
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«DADA», escrita por Fer Jimenez, ilustrada por y con color de , es una obra de aventuras, fantasía y magia que explora las leyendas africanas de la mitología yoruba. Disponible desde principios de 2020.

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Some digital painting studies of sculptures from my Art Appreciation class.

Cylindrical Head - Unknown Yoruba Artist

Red Cube - Isamu Noguchi

Love is Calling - Yayoi Kusama

Colossal Head - Unknown Olmec Artist

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Human Sacrifice in the Yoruba Country:

Book Source: "17 Years in the Yoruba Country, Memorials of Anne Hinderer."




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Kayode
- Yoruban = 'he brought joy'

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Africa: earth & water are represented by female goddesses. In Yoruba culture (Nigeria) ILE is the mother of Earth; Yemoja is goddess of water, her messengers being hippo and crocodile, and her daughter Aje, Goddess of Rivers Niger.

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OGUN the god of iron and war.
The Yoruba believed that Ogun was the one in charge of taking off obstacles that stand in the way of spiritual growth. 📸 :
Model:

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Yemaya ✨ based off the Yoruba Orishas , here is my rendition 😘

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My depiction of Yoruba Orishas done for a project.
My Summer has been not as relaxing as I hoped, and hopefully I can get back to consistently making art.


📸 https://t.co/ewMu7unIOq via https://t.co/QQf8B3h4IR

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