Ifa, otherwise known as Orunmila, is the Yoruba god of wisdom (divination). He is one of the principal deities of the Yoruba people and it is believed to be one of the great ministers Olodumare (the ...

Art matters in our lives. In this series, Lagniappe presents a different work each week from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with commentary from a curator. The opon ifa, or ...

Extracted from: Dialogue and alliance (New York) 3 (2) summer 1989, pages 24-29. Yoruba divination, known as Ifa, utilizes a wide range of artifacts from unadorned natural objects, such as the palm ...

Priests of the Afro-Cuban Ifá-Oracle are increasingly using smartphones in their divination sessions. One particular application allows the meanings and recommendations of all the 256 existing oracle ...

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Wednesday said that whenever people use the search engine Google to source information, they’re consulting Ifa –a divination oracle. The revered monarch added ...

He described the event as a landmark moment, marking the first time in modern Yoruba history that Ifa played a decisive role in the selection of a prominent traditional ruler. Prof Wande Abimbola, a ...

Oba Solomon Ilesanmi Ajibade is the Owa Odo Ayedun in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State. In this interview with Yaqoub Popoola the monarch revealed how he used the Holy Bible to defeat Ifa ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Yoruba sculptors carved several of ...

Traditional religion adherents under the umbrella of Ancient Religion Societies of African Descendants International Council (ARSADIC), have urged Nigerians to shun calamitous predictions by groups ...