Olorun is the ruler of the Heavens in the Yoruba religion. The Supreme God or Supreme Being in the Yoruba pantheon, Olorun is also called Olodumare.
Obatala Priests
The Yoruba religion, West African Orisa (Òrìṣà), or Isese (Ìṣẹ̀ṣe), comprises the traditional religious and spiritual concepts and practice of the Yoruba people. Its homeland is in present-day Southwestern Nigeria, which comprises the majority of Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, Kwara and Lagos States, as well as parts of Kogi state and the adjoining parts of Benin and Togo, commonly known as Yorubaland.
A Yemoja priestess in Ọ̀yọ́, Nigeria
Yoruba divination board Opon Ifá
An Egungun masquerade dance garment in the permanent collection of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Image: Symbol of the inner head (ibori) Africa Nigeria Yoruba people 19th 20th century leather glass beads cowrie shells Dallas Museum of Art