Candomblé
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Candomblé is an African diasporic religion that developed in Brazil during the 19th century. It arose through a process of syncretism between several of the traditional religions of West Africa, especially those of the Yoruba, Bantu, and Gbe, coupled with influences from the Roman Catholic form of Christianity. There is no central authority in control of Candomblé, which is organized around autonomous terreiros (houses).
A Candomblé ritual photographed in 2023
A Candomblé ritual in 2008
A statue depicting the orixá Xangô inside a Candomblé terreiro in São Paulo; he is distinguished by his possession of a double-headed axe, the oxê
Yoruba religion
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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.
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