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159 At the Back of the Black Man's Mind By R. E. Dennett
Pillar, called OYISA, and altar with IKHURE sticks and pot of water on it at ADENYOBA.
In the bush near to the village called OVA there is a stunted squat kind of pillar which
they call ADAMBI and described as a woman "Juju."
Squat pillar at OVA, called ADAMBI, said to be female.
Then at OWO, in the Oba's Palace yard, I noticed a pillar, and the king called it OROBALE
(which might be translated the husbands' ward).
Then, proceeding farther away from the sea into the KUKURUKU country at ISULE, the
Conservator and self noticed a triune pillar under a little shed, the figures being back to
back and those of two males and a female. This the Chief called BABATCHIGIDDI (or
earthenware image of the father).
But shortly after this we entered the village of IÄIU, and. on the stone plateau near to
the chiefs house our attention was drawn to three grass-capped figures (Pl. XVIIIb), two
being of solid clay, while the third was simply formed of two upright sticks with a grass
cap on it. These figures the chief called ESHI, which was interpreted as being equivalent
to the Bini word Esu or ESHU (Devil). On the other hand, three fig-trees growing out of
platforms of loose stones collected together close to these figures they called OYISA or
God.
At ATEYI there is a figure standing on a platform outside a house, by the side of which
are two pieces of ironstone, and they called this figure ESHU.
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