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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. www.globalgrey.co.uk
160 At the Back of the Black Man's Mind By R. E. Dennett A small wooden figure and two pieces of ironstone outside wall of house on a clay platform with a board with pieces of iron driven into it in front of it. The figure is called ESHU, and represents the Devil. Then all juju houses have an altar to ESU outside, while those whose houses own the "Juju" AWLOMILA (a small basin containing the nut IVIAWNOMILA in a piece of cloth) may also have an altar to ESU outside their houses. They say that OYISA is a trinity composed Of OYISA or O'SA'LUGIMAIYI 79 the King of us all on earth. O'SA'LUBWA who made us to be. O'SA'LOGODWA the queenly mortar of being. And that he had a son called ESU, or ESHU who is also a trinity composed of ESHU the Devil connected with mystery. OLUKUN the teacher. OGYUWU the King or Queen of Death. When OSALUBWA was making man he left him in an unfinished state: Esu came along and finished him according to his ideas. OSALUBWA returned, and was much annoyed, and banished Esu to the east, where the Sun comes from (ANIMINIHIA MIVI). From this it will be noted that while trees symbolise the triune God the Creator, the pillars represent the so-called Devil or procreator in three parts also. 79 =Ogie x Oyisa x Lugimaiyi royal self god earth www.globalgrey.co.uk
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