Kwara State University
Morenike Folabalogun
Designation: Lecturer II
Department: CREATIVE ARTS AND TOURISM
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| S/N | Title | Abstract | Authors | Volume Numbers | Publication Type | Publication Date | Link | |
| 1 | Art,Symbol and Royalty:A Case Study of the Yoruba Speakers in Nigeria. |
ART, SYMBOL AND ROYALTY: A CASE STUDY OF THE YORUBA SPEAKERS IN NIGERIA Abstract This paper sets out to examine the relationship and importance of Art, Symbol and Royalty amongst the Yoruba speakers in Nigeria. While studies have been done in different areas of this topic, yet this area remains unattended to despite its importance in art history. The paper intends to bring awareness and fill any existing gap. The methodology of research employed is qualitative, through observation, non-observation, intrinsic/contextual analyses. Yoruba culture follows the general patterns of traditions in African societies. The traditional leaders are seen and reverenced as intermediaries to God; the Yoruba traditional heads are custodians of history, religion, tradition, myths, norms and values. Their subjects see them as deities; to wade off the ills within individuals and communities at large. The paper reveals that art; symbol and royalty are inextricably tied together. The unknown artists are still the machines that create the art, symbol and royalty traditionally, amongst the Yoruba speakers. Key Words, Ade, Are, Oba, Oduduwa, and Ooni. | Morenike Folabalogun | 6(1) | An International Journal of Arts and Humanities(IJAH)ISSN:2225-8590(print)ISSN2227-5452(online) | 2017-02-04 | DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ijah.v6il.l4 | |