The Ovia Society is one of the most revered and symbolically rich traditional institutions of the Edo (Benin) people of Southern Nigeria. Historically rooted in the ancient Benin Kingdom, Ovia…
For the people of Northern igbo, their cosmology starts with Ezechitoke a genderless supreme god. Ezechitoke (derived from the words eze [king] chi [spiritual force] and toke [sharer of all…
Woyengi, the creator goddess. Photo credit: Mythlok.
Ijaw traditional religion is a complex spiritual system rooted deeply in the ecological, historical, and cultural experiences of the Niger Delta people. At its…
Wealthy Market women in Onicha. G. F. Packer, 1880s. Pitt Rivers Museum.
Women in Anioma played key roles in the religious and economic sphere, especially as priestesses of marketplace. This special…
