Yoruba Maternity Divination Small Altar / Pedestal Stool, Nigeria #36 frida cat ornament Butterflies are believed to be

Butterflies are believed to be vessels for departing souls

Traces of Ritual Care and Use

An organic gem

The Kaolin Clay pigment was applied to the surface of the Mask to confer the Sanctity of the object

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

Yoruba Maternity Divination Small Altar / Pedestal Stool, Nigeria #36 frida cat ornament Butterflies are believed to beYoruba Maternity Divination Small Altar Pedestal Stool, Nigeria #36 Materials: Wood Dimensions: 11. 42 Inches height Throughout Africa, Maternity Figures depict the ideals of beauty, fertility, character, and action and many signify much more, whether the primordial mother or a legendary founding ancestor. Commonly used as shrine figures, they were often objects of petitions or prayers for fertility and successful births. The prevalence of the