elaborate costumes that wouldn't be seen. Lawal, Babatunde (1996). The Gèlèdé spectacle : art, gender, and social harmony in an African culture. Seattle:...
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nicknamed "Gelede" because she was obese like her mother. Also like her mother, Gelede loved dancing. After getting married themselves, neither Gelede or Efe's...
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feature prominently in the rituals of certain African cultures. In the Gelede cult of the Yoruba people of Benin and Southwest Nigeria, a spotted hyena...
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spirit's representation in the Gelede tradition. Initiates of Gelede receive a shrine to Oduduwa along with a Gelede costume and mask. This speaks to...
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Geledés - Black Women's Institute (Geledés - Instituto da Mulher Negra) is a Brazilian political organization of black women against racism and sexism...
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that Yemoja is the leader of Iyami as well as the founder and owner of Gelede, a society devoted to Iyami. While the town of Ota, Nigeria is the town...
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Practices Ajere Ifa Babalawo/Iyalawo Cowrie-shell divination Egungun Epa mask Gẹlẹdẹ Letra del año Obi divination Osanyin staff Variants African Theological...
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf: 52ff. Drewal, M. T., and H. J. Drewal. 1983. Gelede: A Study of Art and Feminine Power Among the Yoruba. Bloomington: Indiana...
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Practices Ajere Ifa Babalawo/Iyalawo Cowrie-shell divination Egungun Epa mask Gẹlẹdẹ Letra del año Obi divination Osanyin staff Variants African Theological...
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Practices Ajere Ifa Babalawo/Iyalawo Cowrie-shell divination Egungun Epa mask Gẹlẹdẹ Letra del año Obi divination Osanyin staff Variants African Theological...
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Practices Ajere Ifa Babalawo/Iyalawo Cowrie-shell divination Egungun Epa mask Gẹlẹdẹ Letra del año Obi divination Osanyin staff Variants African Theological...
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List of festivals in Lagos (section Gẹlẹdẹ festival)
individuals. The Gẹlẹdẹ festival holds strong in the Ikorodu local government area of Lagos State. This festival, associated with the Gẹlẹdẹ society, fosters...
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Culture Sector - UNESCO". unesco.org. Retrieved 2015-12-15. "Oral heritage of Gelede - intangible heritage - Culture Sector - UNESCO". unesco.org. Retrieved...
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Afrobeats Sakara Folk / Traditional Bolojo Obitun Bírípo Bata Olele Ijala Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ Ekun Iyawo/Rara Dadakuada Oriki Esa Alamo Ogede Gbedu Iremoje Ewì Notable...
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Practices Ajere Ifa Babalawo/Iyalawo Cowrie-shell divination Egungun Epa mask Gẹlẹdẹ Letra del año Obi divination Osanyin staff Variants African Theological...
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Afrobeats Sakara Folk / Traditional Bolojo Obitun Bírípo Bata Olele Ijala Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ Ekun Iyawo/Rara Dadakuada Oriki Esa Alamo Ogede Gbedu Iremoje Ewì Notable...
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Aka music Chopi timbila Garifuna culture Afounkaha Gbofe Gẹlẹdẹ Gule Wamkulu Ifá Ijele Masquerade Kamablon re-roofing Kankurang Manden Charter Mauritian...
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Afrobeats Sakara Folk / Traditional Bolojo Obitun Bírípo Bata Olele Ijala Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ Ekun Iyawo/Rara Dadakuada Oriki Esa Alamo Ogede Gbedu Iremoje Ewì Notable...
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Yoruba language. Qdot has released different songs including: "Turn Up" "Ijo Gelede" "Gbese" "La La Lu" "Orin Emi" "Afarawe" "Fuel Subsidy" "The Story" "Ole...
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Afrobeats Sakara Folk / Traditional Bolojo Obitun Bírípo Bata Olele Ijala Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ Ekun Iyawo/Rara Dadakuada Oriki Esa Alamo Ogede Gbedu Iremoje Ewì Notable...
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Afrobeats Sakara Folk / Traditional Bolojo Obitun Bírípo Bata Olele Ijala Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ Ekun Iyawo/Rara Dadakuada Oriki Esa Alamo Ogede Gbedu Iremoje Ewì Notable...
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Afrobeats Sakara Folk / Traditional Bolojo Obitun Bírípo Bata Olele Ijala Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ Ekun Iyawo/Rara Dadakuada Oriki Esa Alamo Ogede Gbedu Iremoje Ewì Notable...
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Mother” in the Yoruba language (Ìyá: Mother; Nlá: Big or Great). In The Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ Spectacle: Art, Gender, and Social Harmony in an African Culture, art...
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Afrobeats Sakara Folk / Traditional Bolojo Obitun Bírípo Bata Olele Ijala Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ Ekun Iyawo/Rara Dadakuada Oriki Esa Alamo Ogede Gbedu Iremoje Ewì Notable...
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Afrobeats Sakara Folk / Traditional Bolojo Obitun Bírípo Bata Olele Ijala Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ Ekun Iyawo/Rara Dadakuada Oriki Esa Alamo Ogede Gbedu Iremoje Ewì Notable...
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(although this was a minority of Oku) and cultural aspects such as egungun, gelede, hunters' masquerade, esusu, awujoh and komojadé. However, as scholars have...
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