Understanding The History & Symbolism In Yoruba Sculpture

[@amberwilliams3558]

West Africa has produced some of the greatest art pieces the world has ever seen. God Bless West Africa. God Bless All of Africa.

[@dolapodavid6057]

My Fellow Yorubas, show this guy love oo, he is dropping gemz 💎

[@PHlophe]

Dolapo give a blessing in the yoruba language

[@efemzyekun900]

@@PHlophe Olúwa á túnbò ma dá e sí. Onì sise, onì sawà dànù. Àshe Èdùmàrè. "(God will continue to bless you. You will never fail nor falter. By God's grace)." Note that, Olúwa, Olórun, Edua, Olódùmarè, Elédùmarè and many more are all names of the supreme God. Cheers.

[@PHlophe]

@@efemzyekun900 exactly what was needed to complete the configuration of this video. i like the way the language sounds. Thanks so much

[@efemzyekun900]

@@PHlophe you're most welcome bro.

[@emmanuelolodun848]

@@efemzyekun900 Àmin àsé... Femi Waa sorire oluwa atunbo ma da e si.

[@afrikanglory8218]

I was disturbed when i saw these on display in British Museum...at that moment i wished Killmonger was real lol

[@abthedragon4921]

Um, maybe rephrase that a little because while Killmonger's motives were sound, his methods were not.

[@afrikanglory8218]

@@abthedragon4921 u mean his intentions were sound but methods not? point taken..especially in the modern context... however Ill just let Walter Rodney respond..."BY WHAT STANDARD OF MORALITY CAN VIOLENCE USED BY A SLAVE TO BREAK HIS CHAINS BE CONSIDERED THE SAME AS THE VIOLENCE OF THE SLAVE MASTER?"

[@afrikanglory8218]

@@abthedragon4921 so in other words...he could kill everyone at the museum and take everything back and it would be a drop in the bucket in comparison to how they were brutally obtained through unprecedented genocidal punitive expeditions

[@AnikenSkiwalker]

@@afrikanglory8218 Haha. Damn. You quoting Walter Rodney let's people know that you took time to learn your history 🙏🏿✊🏿

[@reptaldechamp1827]

Can we dream of bringing all the African sculptures back to Africa?🤔

[@Wakacious]

I’m Yoruba and this makes me feel proud.

[@Makesensa1530]

We are everything

[@tracysharp1361]

Every part of Africa has some of the greenest artwork in history down from our pyramids on down to our statues this is why they're in European museums making money for these Europeans versus their own artifacts are artifacts are superior to everyone and these that are in the facts are still here even after thousands of years!

[@danielogwara3984]

If you see the Yoruba arts and love it I advice you to look into the cosmology and philosophy of the Yoruba people. What they know about existence and the universe. You will be blown away!

[@sableindian]

This is very strange to me. When I was a preteen, I used to love to draw with the black ink pen. Instead of coloring in the skin color I took the ink pen and drew lines very thin lines and close together on the face. The lines on these sculptures are different than mine because I would take a line maybe from the forehead to the eyebrow and then from the bottom eye to the chin and the nose had its own lines, etc, etc. But the fact that I made these lines on a face when I was just a child and had no idea of these kinds of sculptures which I have not seen them on any other sculptures in the world, makes this very amazing to me.

[@efemzyekun900]

@@sableindian it is quite possible that your ancestors are of the Yoruba sculpture class and they had passed down the genes into you, which you are instinctively exhibiting. Their signature is probably in you. We Yorubas are a highly spiritual people and cannot be killed...our ancestors live on in their descendants.

[@abiolaadeoye6024]

Know any source one can get enough information about yoruba philosophy and cosmology?

[@danielogwara3984]

Abiola Adeoye You can also read a lot on Wikipedia. Also google Yoruba cosmology, I read a lot on Wikipedia as well.

[@anoonanamisi9894]

Have you guys heard about the KZbinr history debunked, he keeps spreading misinformation about black people and Africans. He even make a video about how Nelson Mandela is bad, and how Martin Luther king junior is bad.

[@kbtitan2464]

The Ife sculptures dont get enough love.

[@michael3919]

So true

[@efemzyekun900]

They don't get much love, simply because it reveals a far more superior, indepth & intelligent craft than anything the Europeans ever produced till tomorrow. So rather than acknowledge it, they stole them and tuck them away in their museums. But guess what, the skills of our ancestors are deeply woven into our DNA's & in hard bronze....those, they cannot steal.

[@JJ-fq4nl]

David Smith there’s no damn hate 😆. Whenever black peoples take pride it’s your colonizing mind that perceive hate.

[@efemzyekun900]

@David Smith why can't you people for once in your deceptive life, accept that we are your mommies and daddies and that you betrayed us, with your treasonous ways. Until you accept your fault and take responsibility, we will continue to call you out. Meanwhile, we want our stolen artifacts back. They arent yours or for your dirty museums. We want our stuffs back. Ole

[@BKL63PRODUCTIONS]

How do you know much love they are getting?

[@csylla]

As a Yoruba decendant via my mother's lineage, I am grateful for this and anything that elevates little known Yoruba history.

[@marielaveau6362]

I think the Yoruba sculptures are the most beautiful in the world. I think they not only rival other world art like Greek statues, but excel over the Egyptian sculptures. They are exquisite and show the skill and dedication of the artist. They are priceless and my favorite African art.

[@ADE-of-LAGOS]

ILE-IFE means "land that expand", and to the Yoruba people, it's where creation started. Interesting, astrophysicists has confirmed that the universe has been expanding since creation, which in a way agree with Yoruba belief that creation started in Ile-Ife.

[@omokaroojiire]

There are two Ife. Ife Oodaye and Ife Ooye!!! Ife Oodaye is the original Ife where Yoruba ancestors said the world was created. Those ancestors were forced to migrate out of Ife Oodaye. The ifa Oracle was consulted when they arrived at the current Ile Ife. Ifa approved the new location for resettlement and they named it "Ife Ooye.". It was forced migration due to Roman's Jerusalem invasion in 70 AD that forced our ancestors out of "Ife Oodaye" which is the original center of Yoruba creation story!!!

[@virgiljjacas1229]

☝️☝️☝️ Correct !!! ☝️☝️☝️

[@karenricks5630]

Thank u

[@alisaperez3716]

These statues are the most beautiful and alluring things I've ever seen

[@professionalhater9]

@Chelsea Love knock it off

[@williepurdom9253]

What tickle me, is when euros say Afrika has no history, and yet, a lot of Afrika"s history is in their museums all over europe. These art works was cast long before "europe" was civilized, and still sleeping with their animals. So the next time a euro say Afrika has no history...tell them to visit their museums sometime.

[@seismicvertigo345]

Haha :)

[@lf1496]

I am a Yoruba descendant on both sides by the way of Cuba. I love my ancestors "y los orishas, Ashe!"

[@KingSteazzy]

mojuba

[@ishowwwwwww1525]

꧁𝐀𝐰𝐚 𝐥𝐨 𝐦𝐨 𝐎𝐝𝐮𝐝𝐮𝐰𝐚... 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒎꧂ 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔

[@lf1496]

Alafia mi familia♥️

[@ishowwwwwww1525]

@@lf1496 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐛𝐚?

[@efemzyekun900]

@@lf1496 you are truly an #Omoluabi, no doubt about that. Ori ire ama tele e lojogbogbo. Ashe

[@kimikobuford]

I can see myself in some of these sculptures. Have a great day

[@AnikenSkiwalker]

Exactly. This is why the western society prevents these artworks from being prominently displayed in public spaces. It reminds us to 'know thyself '.

[@Moni-yn3kq]

I was thinking the same too❤️

[@AnikenSkiwalker]

@Hotepmuhdykkk Knjgjurz It might as well be in China. What is it doing there? It belongs with it's countries people. This country needs to promote it's culture to the world. This is how you gain and earn respect from other nations so that when these people's citizens travel, they are respected as people with a strong and proud culture. Instead, it's making money for a country who was a former colonizer. How could that make any sense to you? 🤔

[@AnikenSkiwalker]

@Hotepmuhdykkk Knjgjurz You are lost. You hate yourself. The damage is done. Afro-Arabs are Arabs of Sub-Saharan African descent. These include the indigenous black populations within mainly the Sudanese, Egyptians, Moroccans, Algerians, Sahrawis, Mauritanians, Yemenis and Tunisians - with considerably long established communities in Gulf states such as Oman,[1] Saudi Arabia,[2] Kuwait[3] and the United Arab Emirates.[4] There are also smaller communities of Afro-Arabs present among Palestinians, Jordanians, Iraqis and Libyans. "Know thyself" In your case love yourself. Start by unbleaching your hair. 🤭😷✊🏿🙏🏿Enjoy.

[@mimi831711]

@@AnikenSkiwalker I believe that person @Hotep... is a racist troll. Look at his profile name with triple Ks. Also when they use what they want us to think are just random letters "knjgjurz" he means n-word; look at the letters.

[@shacharesther5551]

This has to be the MOST underrated program on KZbin. Of all the garbage I see being shared. This page goes unnoticed and unshared. However it does not stop this young man. He continues to educate. He continues putting out multiple videos each month. I love his whole being, I love his soul.

[@davyslanguages]

I'm yoruba of Togo . West Africa

[@seismicvertigo345]

Eku ishe

[@SL-pg4dh]

Omo ore. Alafia awa pe lu e.

[@beamiracletv7669]

Adewale here, sending my love to you all my people my Yoruba people from India. Children and great-grandchildren of Oduduwa glory is yours take it, we are kings and queens.

[@olujuwonolawoyin3067]

I'm so proud to be a Yoruba. I'm from ikirun in osun state, so close to Ile ife which is also in osun state.

[@yriyahyriyah30s]

You’ll never learn this in a public school in America.

[@dre245]

@Chelsea Love tariq and alot of pro blacks are nutty as hell

[@Fabbiebeats]

I am in Nigeria they don't teach you things like this except you are taking visual art

[@AuthorLHollingsworth]

Our ancestors were great artists. White folks have written majority of the school books where we only learn about the Greek and Italians when it pertains to art. We must educate ourselves, and our own because know one else will.

[@mr.ifeoluwa4591]

Yes, I love my culture and African culture in general. Thank you.

[@matthewmann8969]

The sculptures are beyond amazing

[@damilola3636]

In the Yoruba spiritual system “the head” (Ori) is one of the greatest “Orishas” .

[@arubuolaebenezer9986]

Ori la n kọkọ bọ, ki ato bọ òrìṣà

[@abthedragon4921]

I just love the Ife sculptures

[@abby-a]

Wow! there is a lot of history in W. Africa

[@AfriPrincess411]

West Africa is elite!

[@bettythomas8660]

West Africa dealt with Gold as currency more than the Cowerie shells... Cowerie shells was used more on the Eastern side of Africa, which was use as trade currency by Asia & India traders for slaves, gold, ivory etc. To me personally they were ripped off but the ole shell trick, but the more you look into this old currency business its kinda interesting. Checkout Cowerie currency from Africa, Japan, India and Asia, the value they put on bigger or older Coweries, color or markings etc. Enjoy the research 🎉💕

[@fromlissawithlove]

Peace brother, you always bring the most thoughtful, well research and objective content of our complex history❤💚🖤. As Keni Burke said "Keep rising to the top" ✊🏾, may the ancestors continue to guide, protect and bless you on your journey 🌟

[@leboyemichael4733]

Wow nice video he back in west Africa again I really appreciate your work. West Africa is rich and historical.

[@benjaminlamptey1867]

Please do a video on the exodus from Ile Ife (it'll simultaneously shed more light on the origin of the Fon, Ewe, and Ga-Adangme people)

[@kevintooturntreacts]

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[@kevintooturntreacts]

@@willtipton100 appricate bro I be tryin lol yea its juss gonna time an yea I love this channel cuz it give alot history they dont teach an the KZbin I be doin I feel I gotraa know my history an African history too be successful an I glad people like u like these channels they coo af

[@oluwaseyiadeniyi-omoakin3846]

Thank you, man! You just put my tribe in the spotlight! Great job!

[@seismicvertigo345]

Ethnic group, NOT tribe. Have a great day sir :)

[@oluwaseyiadeniyi-omoakin3846]

@@seismicvertigo345 Please look up the definition of "tribe" in the dictionary. Also, this is MY TRIBE, I don't know that you're Yorùbá (at least, your name doesn't suggest it). You don't get to tell me what it is. Go make your own comment, please.

[@emmanuelolodun848]

@@oluwaseyiadeniyi-omoakin3846 you didnt have to go off like that. Tribe sounds trivial something the white used in describing ethnicity. You both are right. Here in Nigeria we ask what ethnic group are you from say way we say what tribe are you from. Oluwaseyi osupa ni ó je ki imole re tan... Ma ja ni gbangba.

[@oluwaseyiadeniyi-omoakin3846]

@@emmanuelolodun848 E kú àgbà. I just don't fancy people who are very eager to jump on other's comments to find something to criticize when, in actual fact, there's nothing to criticize. Sùgbón, mo ti gbó sá. 🤗

[@seismicvertigo345]

@@emmanuelolodun848 We are not both. I am reading two books from the 1800s now where English people kept written diaries of their stays or journeys through the region. All writers, foreign and local, reffered to us as people of a country, either referring to Oyo alone or the larger areas considered Yoruba. The first times you will hear the word tribe used is in the 1900s, after the British companies sold a conglomeration of people to England for profit. The parts of this new entity were called tribes, as propaganda. We are suffering from serious Stockholm syndrome. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome?wprov=sfla1 . We have come to love our captors so much that we will defend their 'misrepresentation for financial gain' of us. They also reframed us to provide pseudo-moral narratives and justifications for their brutal divisions and remaps. We are lost; worse is that we think it is cute. Let me explain what it means when a set of people are sold to another. It is called slavery; we were only not relocated. Look for references from Ana Hinderer, Hugh Clapperton, Samuel Johnson, Samuel Ajayi Crowther and you will see exactly why I said what I did. It is eerily consistent: Pre-1900s, country; post-1900s, tribe. How the heck did that happen?

[@raybaby96]

The face sculpts on these are so beautiful. I feel like Im actually looking at the person depicted in the sculpture as if they are alive now.

[@khephra1]

Yes, I love Art History. Thank you for sharing this information.

[@asheru9254]

Hello impress? Can't help but notice you have a male name why?

[@khephra1]

Asheru 92 my parents agreed on the name. The name means create and rebirth. It fits me because I’m creative and resilient.

[@asheru9254]

@@khephra1 ❤️🌹

[@JosephEvans70]

Asè

[@naijaninja9674]

Thank you for shinning light on this beautiful history

[@reddreds1]

My dad would always tell me about this "Big Head" scientist that did great things in Africa.

[@amariewalenda3801]

ASÈ too you my friend love this video 💝💖💕👍

[@Usthereout]

There's also ancient Igbo sculptures and artifacts. You should do a video on Igbo Ukwu

[@jackblack9172]

Yes, in 2000BC igbo ukwu was made.

[@EyeLean5280]

So beautiful! Thank you!

[@chellyjelly7963]

5:29 Don cheadle

[@ITBECMAN]

Plssss do the ewe/fon tribe !!!! They have so much history and influence in the diaspora!!!!

[@benjaminlamptey1867]

not to mention they have so much history with the Yoruba

[@annbrubeck8088]

They are the same people !: same as Anago. The French and British divided them as they did that to all tribes in Africa

[@benjaminlamptey1867]

@@annbrubeck8088 they divided before Europeans arrived. There was disagreement and they chose to part ways, it's a common phenomenon especially in places with high diversity of climates and cultures.

[@annbrubeck8088]

Osrɔ i.e Ben O L wow, thank you for sharing that and thereby helping me to better understand my history. I saw some old Ancient Yoruba dance posted on KZbin. The women, old town women were dancing to this particular Bata drumming. The dance was in Anago but I remember growing up in Osogbo...one of the old Oyo state cities. the same dance was performed exactly as the Bata sounds and the women formations. It was a perfection and sequence of steps. Amazing.!!! So we are and were the same.

[@benjaminlamptey1867]

@@annbrubeck8088 yh, it's amazing how much we have in common when you examine the history

[@Keythecomedian]

Thank you sir.

[@user-go1cc1hk2w]

Educational, beautiful and very well filmed, narrated and produced. Thank you, I will share with others.

[@saffron3113]

Can you do one about the Igbo next?

[@omokaroojiire]

These are NOT crude, or primitive artwork!!! These are Masterpiece of work the European stole from the Yoruba people!!!

[@ogaowo2416]

You are doing well.. well done my guy

[@pigmentrich224]

This was pretty insightful

[@michaelnaz6457]

Damn I need to look up statues such as this for my house.

[@BKL63PRODUCTIONS]

I saw replicas of these in Morocco.

[@patricelumumba4396]

Damn Our ANCESTORS were GOD LIKE In Nature & Intellect.

[@TheCritic9196]

To be truly godlike is to be Humane: loving, kind, compassionate, charitable, truthful and rebellious against tyranny

[@user-io5mz5ck6e]

Are you Yoruba?

[@patricelumumba4396]

@@user-io5mz5ck6e I'm AFRIKAN

[@ishowwwwwww1525]

𝐎𝐝𝐮' 𝐢𝐰𝐚.. 𝐀𝐰𝐚 𝐥𝐨'𝐦𝐨 𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐚

[@morphingfaces]

Beautiful art such a unique treasure to be able to experience this thank you for sharing!

[@michael3919]

Can u make a video about the relationship of Fon and the Yoruba

[@nittamimi8842]

Fabulous family great information 🙏🏾🔥✊🏾

[@marsmohr1122]

Wonderful documentary with very beautiful sculptures- true art!👌

[@lan911]

Thank you for this blessed information

[@themoonchariot]

Another fantastic video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙏🏻✨

[@keifx9721]

Great video with a significant amount of ourstory. At 6.00 Don Cheadle looks exactly like that sculpture...real talk. Thanks.

[@annetteskinner9652]

I totally agree

[@nicolast7644]

A few days ago, i learned that Yoruba land is called Oduduwa.

[@Femi-]

Ile - ( eelay ) Oduduwa - (OhDooDooWah)

[@seismicvertigo345]

It depends. Oduduwa was an early and great king in Ife. I am Yoruba and we have a habit of attributing ourselves to world-changing kings. Some call it Oduduwa, some simply call it Yorubaland, some call it Ile Kaaro Ojire. Whatever the name, it is the continuous piece of land where we speak the Yoruba language as our ancestral language :)

[@Femi-]

@@seismicvertigo345 no its ile oduduwa, the yoruba cradle is ile-ife and all yoruba lands pay homage and know their respects to ife , so it is ile oduduwa

[@efemzyekun900]

Nicolas, we call our land, "Ilè õmõ Adúláwò." ...Meaning "the land of the beautiful black peoples."

[@ADE-of-LAGOS]

@@efemzyekun900 "Ile Adulawo" refer generally to Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa, not specifically just Yorubaland.

[@longuaorg]

Wow, interesting! Thank you so much!

[@siinwiiz]

Much love ✊🏾🖤

[@luislloret7326]

I have learned so much watching this chanel..thank you for making these videos and for your knowledge and the topics you present

[@abby-a]

Great video I love it

[@grapeshot]

Very informative 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@AnnaFunmi]

I was born in Ile Ife. I really appreciate this, as I only learned about these thru my mothers books. Ty.

[@ribaker822]

Thanks for taking us into this detailed walk through of Yoruba sculptures. You are right about a protuding belly being a symbol of wealth and well-being. Interesting though, as I believe contemporary and health-conscious Yoruba folk might want to rethink this. Great work as always! 👌🏾

[@seismicvertigo345]

haha :)

[@Tugalukeni]

Protruding belly mean the same in Kenya as in Nigeria.

[@bWalker001]

Thank you very much for all videos! I am interested in art, African art in particular. So, providing an insight into the meanings of the symbols referred to is particularly appreciated!! ✊🏾🎨

[@annbrubeck8088]

Ancient Egyptians were Yorubas: one of the largest inhabitants of Egypt were Yoruboid , and it will be expected that a good percentage of their language will be yoruboid ,too. See the table below. EGYPT YORUBA 1. Wu (rise) Wu (rise) 2. Ausa (Osiris, father of the gods) Ausa (father) 3. Ere (python/ Serpent) Ere (Python / Serpent) 4. Horise (a great god) Orise (a great god) 5. Sen (group of worshippers) Sen ( to worship) 6. Ged (to chant0 Igede (a chant) 7. Ta (sell / offer) Ta (sell/offer) 8. Sueg (a fool) Suegbe (a fool) 9. On ( living person) One ( living person) 10. Kum (a club) Kumo( a club) 11. Enru (fear / terrible) Eru (fear / terrible 12. Kun / qun (brave man) Ekun (title of a brave man) 13. Win (to be) Wino (to be) 14. Odonit (festival) Odon (festival) 15. Ma or mi (to breath) Mi. (to breathe) 16. Tebu (a town) Tebu (a town) 17. Adumu (a water god) Adumu (a water god) 18. Khu (to kill) Ku (die) 19. Rekha (knowledge} Larikha (knowledge) 20 Hika (evil) Ika (evil) 21 Mhebi (humble) Mebi, humble to ones family 22 Sata (perfect) Santan (perfect) 23 Unas (lake of fire) Una (fire) 24 Tan (complete) Tan (complete) 25 Beru (force of emotion) Beru (fear) 26 Em (smell) Emi (smell) 27 Pa (open) Pa (break open) 28 Bi (to become) Bi (to give birth, to become) 29 Hepi (a water god) Ipi (a water god) 30 Sami (water god) Sami (a water god) 31 Osiri (a water god) Oshiri (a water god) 32 Heqet Re (frog deity) Ekere (the frog) 33 Feh (to go away) Feh (to blow away) 34 Kot (build) Ko (build) 35 Kot (boat) Oko (boat) 36 Omi (water) Omi (water) 37 Ra (time) Ira (time) 38 Oni (title of Osiris) Oni (title of the king of Ife) 39 Budo (dwelling place) Budo (dwelling place) 40 Dudu (black image of Osiris) Dudu (black person) 41 Un (living person) Una (living person) 42 Ra (possess) Ra (possess/buy) 43 Beka (pray/confess) Be or ka (to pray or confess) 44 Po (many) Po (many/cheap) 45 Horuw (head) middle Egyptian Oruwo (head) (Ijebu) 46 Min (a god) Emin (spirit) 47 Ash (invocation) Ashe (invocation) 48 Aru (mouth) Arun (mouth ) Ilaje 49 Do (river) Odo (river) 50 Do (settlement) Udo (settlement) 51 Shekiri (water god) Shekiri (a water god) 52 Bu (a place) Bu ,a place 53 Khepara (beetle Akpakara (beetle) 54 No (a water god Eno (a water god) 55 Ra -Shu (light after darkness Uran-shu (the light of the moon 56 Run-ka (spirit name) Oruko (name) 57 Deb/dib to pierce Dibi (to pierce) 58 Maat (goddess of justice Mate (goddess of justice) 59 Aru (rise) Ru (rise up) 60 Fa (carry) Fa (pull) 61 Kaf (pluck) Ka (pluck) 62 Bu bi (evil place) Bubi (evil place) 63 In- n (negation In-n (negation) 64 Iset (a water god) Ise (a water god) 65 Shabu (watcher) Ashonbo (watcher) 66 Semati (door keeper) Sema (lock/shut the door) 67 Khenti amenti (big words of Osiris Yenti yenti (big, very big) 68 Ma (to know) Ma (to know) 69 Bebi, a son of osiris) Ube, a god 70 Tchatcha chief (they examined the death to see if they tricked tsatsa (a game of tricks, gambling ) 71 Ren( animal foot) Ren (to walk) 72 Ka (rest) Ka (rest/tired) 73 Mu (water) Mu (drink water) 74 Abi (against) Ubi (against / impediment) 75 Reti (to beseech) Retin (to listen) 76 Hir (praise) Yiri (praise) 77 Ta(spread out) Ta (spread out) 78 Kurud (round) Kurudu (round) 79 Ak male Ako (male) 80 Se to create Se (to create) 81 Hoo (rejoice) Yo (rejoice) 82 Kamwr (black) Kuru (extremely black 83 Omitjener (deep water) Omijen (deep water) 84 Nen, the primeval water mother) Nene (mother 85 Ta (land) Ita (land junction) 86 Horiwo (head) Oriwo (head) 87 Ro (talk) Ro (to think) 88 Kurubu (round) Kurubu (deep and round) 89 Penka (divide) Kpen (divide) 90 Ma-su (to mould) Ma or su (to mould) 91 Osa (time) Osa (time) 92 Osa (tide) Osa ( tide) 93 Fare (wrap) Fari (wrap) 94 Kom (complete) Kon (complete) 95 Edjo (cobra) Edjo (cobra) 96 Didi (red fruit) Diden (red) 97 Ba (soul) Oba (king) soul of a people 98 Ke (hill) Oke( hill 99 Anubis (evil deity) Onubi (evil person) 100 Kan (one: Middle Egyptian) Okan one) 101 Nam (water god) Inama (water god) The words above are used to show that most Yoruban words are identical to the ancient Egyptian.

[@sableindian]

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[@SegunSMBProd1999]

Wow nice , very interesting that Ile ife kingdom fell but came back and reestablished it self. love my Yoruba culture.

[@ikyhwh]

I think the face marks are ancient initiation rites. Usually different herbs and "medicines" that were familiar to the Orisha they walk with are put into the wounds which fine tunes communications.

[@annbrubeck8088]

Nah nah nah lol 😂. Nice try though. He explained it as it is.

[@toneb6173]

5:37 Don Cheadle for real

[@michael3919]

Can u make a video of the relationship between Dahomey and the Oyo Empire

[@BKL63PRODUCTIONS]

War

[@seismicvertigo345]

@@BKL63PRODUCTIONS We are actually related

[@foodsnbeveragesbyblaek]

Beautiful expressions

[@stephendavid568]

Thank you for this! You really took me home.

[@afrikanglory8218]

ASEO!

[@seismicvertigo345]

I LOVE IT 😀

[@udemeeee]

Love this!!!!!!! Definitely my new fave!!!!!

[@TashasTouch]

Ty

[@iyaibeji4120]

am yoruba ,am happy.

[@sebolddaniel]

Beautiful lecture. Beautiful art

[@Femi-]

Finally some more yoruba videos

[@iyaboobidare-giwa2914]

I’m a Yoruba woman, west Africa. Oduduwa the father of seven kings. My family came from the king’s line. I have one of that sculpture in my living room here in US. Please reach the seven sons of the Odudua’ that were also kings. Yoruba used to have traditional face markings which were used to identify each other tribes during the war or if someone is missing. Yoruba peoples knew a lot about cosmology and psychology, they knew there seven planets, they about months of the years, they also look at the sun to you what of the day. Yoruba has rich cultures and traditions. All our cultures is related to the true Hebrew time.

[@seismicvertigo345]

Any links please?

[@omokaroojiire]

Yoruba is the so called lost tribes of Israel!!! Yoruba culture, from circumcision, naming ceremony, oriki, (family poem was what the women used in serenading David after killing Goliath) Oriki is uniquely Yoruba culture. Too many of our traditions are true Israelite's traditions!!!

[@adediwuragold4243]

What a wonderful story

[@trade21]

Keep making these videos man

[@FromTheForestPodcast]

Great info keep up the Great work!

[@vicki_A.L]

Thanks for the concise information, I don't know my ancestors fought a civil war😁. I'm really pained by how the Nigeria government pays little value on history and it's eradication in the school curriculum. I can't speak for other African sculpture but the little that I know about Yoruba tradition, I will say that the IFE culture is more of a sacred art than a secular one. Also this channel should consider doing some videos on Ancient West African Sculptures.

[@annbrubeck8088]

One of the largest inhabitants of Egypt were Yoruboid , and it will be expected that a good percentage of their language will be yoruboid ,too. See the table below. EGYPT YORUBA 1. Wu (rise) Wu (rise) 2. Ausa (Osiris, father of the gods) Ausa (father) 3. Ere (python/ Serpent) Ere (Python / Serpent) 4. Horise (a great god) Orise (a great god) 5. Sen (group of worshippers) Sen ( to worship) 6. Ged (to chant0 Igede (a chant) 7. Ta (sell / offer) Ta (sell/offer) 8. Sueg (a fool) Suegbe (a fool) 9. On ( living person) One ( living person) 10. Kum (a club) Kumo( a club) 11. Enru (fear / terrible) Eru (fear / terrible 12. Kun / qun (brave man) Ekun (title of a brave man) 13. Win (to be) Wino (to be) 14. Odonit (festival) Odon (festival) 15. Ma or mi (to breath) Mi. (to breathe) 16. Tebu (a town) Tebu (a town) 17. Adumu (a water god) Adumu (a water god) 18. Khu (to kill) Ku (die) 19. Rekha (knowledge} Larikha (knowledge) 20 Hika (evil) Ika (evil) 21 Mhebi (humble) Mebi, humble to ones family 22 Sata (perfect) Santan (perfect) 23 Unas (lake of fire) Una (fire) 24 Tan (complete) Tan (complete) 25 Beru (force of emotion) Beru (fear) 26 Em (smell) Emi (smell) 27 Pa (open) Pa (break open) 28 Bi (to become) Bi (to give birth, to become) 29 Hepi (a water god) Ipi (a water god) 30 Sami (water god) Sami (a water god) 31 Osiri (a water god) Oshiri (a water god) 32 Heqet Re (frog deity) Ekere (the frog) 33 Feh (to go away) Feh (to blow away) 34 Kot (build) Ko (build) 35 Kot (boat) Oko (boat) 36 Omi (water) Omi (water) 37 Ra (time) Ira (time) 38 Oni (title of Osiris) Oni (title of the king of Ife) 39 Budo (dwelling place) Budo (dwelling place) 40 Dudu (black image of Osiris) Dudu (black person) 41 Un (living person) Una (living person) 42 Ra (possess) Ra (possess/buy) 43 Beka (pray/confess) Be or ka (to pray or confess) 44 Po (many) Po (many/cheap) 45 Horuw (head) middle Egyptian Oruwo (head) (Ijebu) 46 Min (a god) Emin (spirit) 47 Ash (invocation) Ashe (invocation) 48 Aru (mouth) Arun (mouth ) Ilaje 49 Do (river) Odo (river) 50 Do (settlement) Udo (settlement) 51 Shekiri (water god) Shekiri (a water god) 52 Bu (a place) Bu ,a place 53 Khepara (beetle Akpakara (beetle) 54 No (a water god Eno (a water god) 55 Ra -Shu (light after darkness Uran-shu (the light of the moon 56 Run-ka (spirit name) Oruko (name) 57 Deb/dib to pierce Dibi (to pierce) 58 Maat (goddess of justice Mate (goddess of justice) 59 Aru (rise) Ru (rise up) 60 Fa (carry) Fa (pull) 61 Kaf (pluck) Ka (pluck) 62 Bu bi (evil place) Bubi (evil place) 63 In- n (negation In-n (negation) 64 Iset (a water god) Ise (a water god) 65 Shabu (watcher) Ashonbo (watcher) 66 Semati (door keeper) Sema (lock/shut the door) 67 Khenti amenti (big words of Osiris Yenti yenti (big, very big) 68 Ma (to know) Ma (to know) 69 Bebi, a son of osiris) Ube, a god 70 Tchatcha chief (they examined the death to see if they tricked tsatsa (a game of tricks, gambling ) 71 Ren( animal foot) Ren (to walk) 72 Ka (rest) Ka (rest/tired) 73 Mu (water) Mu (drink water) 74 Abi (against) Ubi (against / impediment) 75 Reti (to beseech) Retin (to listen) 76 Hir (praise) Yiri (praise) 77 Ta(spread out) Ta (spread out) 78 Kurud (round) Kurudu (round) 79 Ak male Ako (male) 80 Se to create Se (to create) 81 Hoo (rejoice) Yo (rejoice) 82 Kamwr (black) Kuru (extremely black 83 Omitjener (deep water) Omijen (deep water) 84 Nen, the primeval water mother) Nene (mother 85 Ta (land) Ita (land junction) 86 Horiwo (head) Oriwo (head) 87 Ro (talk) Ro (to think) 88 Kurubu (round) Kurubu (deep and round) 89 Penka (divide) Kpen (divide) 90 Ma-su (to mould) Ma or su (to mould) 91 Osa (time) Osa (time) 92 Osa (tide) Osa ( tide) 93 Fare (wrap) Fari (wrap) 94 Kom (complete) Kon (complete) 95 Edjo (cobra) Edjo (cobra) 96 Didi (red fruit) Diden (red) 97 Ba (soul) Oba (king) soul of a people 98 Ke (hill) Oke( hill 99 Anubis (evil deity) Onubi (evil person) 100 Kan (one: Middle Egyptian) Okan one) 101 Nam (water god) Inama (water god) The words above are used to show that most Yoruban words are identical to the ancient Egyptian.

[@vicki_A.L]

@@annbrubeck8088 Another shocking revelation that am just getting to know about. Pls is there any English popular book(s) that I can to read to enlighten myself on Yoruba culture, I can't continue to be in the dark like this.

[@idrisoluseye6926]

The Yoruba's civil war is the longest civil war ever fight in the history of mankind. It was a war of more than 200 years.

[@pontifexmaximus622]

Fun fact, radio isotopes actually revealed the copper used is from the Greek isles as copper is very limited in West Africa.

[@babym9524]

Lol. Africa has any mineral you want. We have lots of copper in Nigeria. High chance Copper in the Greek Isles cams from Nigeria.

[@dadaifepronouncedefeh2114]

Uhuru! Great content as usual. I wanted to find out about your graphic page for African graphics for flyers. Is there a link?

[@reyex9545]

The holes on the faces of the sculptures represent beads that the royalty used to wear to cover their faces when in public

[@gbemiafkn8376]

Those artwork r superb

[@sadath364]

Please do the Wolof people

[@deedeeumondak4490]

Nice Documentary Home team. Do a video of the Nsidibi writing script

[@checkma8s]

beautiful piece of art and history

[@OldCameras]

Ashe

[@iyaibeji4120]

they should give us back, our yoruba traditional Sculpture, back to yoruba lands, capital Ile-Ife

[@mrgeneralhannibal7440]

The Anunnaki ancient giants in Botswana Africa history of human origins.

[@mansamusa7688]

Asé ✊🏾

[@bettythomas8660]

Brilliant 👍👍, next can you do beautiful Himba tribe. Cheers & keep up the good work 💕

[@samantha6670]

In love with Yoruba culture

[@fortunewise6752]

Am proud to be a Yoruba son

[@lordifrit69]

The Yoruba sculptures are better than anything that Egypt ever created.

[@annbrubeck8088]

@Sundiata Ataà Nzambi He’s staying facts! No, uplifting up Yoruba isn’t putting down Eqypt

[@annbrubeck8088]

Well they are the same people! Ancient Egyptians are Yorubas

[@annbrubeck8088]

One of of the largest inhabitants of Egypt were Yoruboid , and it will be expected that a good percentage of their language will be yoruboid ,too. See the table below. EGYPT YORUBA 1. Wu (rise) Wu (rise) 2. Ausa (Osiris, father of the gods) Ausa (father) 3. Ere (python/ Serpent) Ere (Python / Serpent) 4. Horise (a great god) Orise (a great god) 5. Sen (group of worshippers) Sen ( to worship) 6. Ged (to chant0 Igede (a chant) 7. Ta (sell / offer) Ta (sell/offer) 8. Sueg (a fool) Suegbe (a fool) 9. On ( living person) One ( living person) 10. Kum (a club) Kumo( a club) 11. Enru (fear / terrible) Eru (fear / terrible 12. Kun / qun (brave man) Ekun (title of a brave man) 13. Win (to be) Wino (to be) 14. Odonit (festival) Odon (festival) 15. Ma or mi (to breath) Mi. (to breathe) 16. Tebu (a town) Tebu (a town) 17. Adumu (a water god) Adumu (a water god) 18. Khu (to kill) Ku (die) 19. Rekha (knowledge} Larikha (knowledge) 20 Hika (evil) Ika (evil) 21 Mhebi (humble) Mebi, humble to ones family 22 Sata (perfect) Santan (perfect) 23 Unas (lake of fire) Una (fire) 24 Tan (complete) Tan (complete) 25 Beru (force of emotion) Beru (fear) 26 Em (smell) Emi (smell) 27 Pa (open) Pa (break open) 28 Bi (to become) Bi (to give birth, to become) 29 Hepi (a water god) Ipi (a water god) 30 Sami (water god) Sami (a water god) 31 Osiri (a water god) Oshiri (a water god) 32 Heqet Re (frog deity) Ekere (the frog) 33 Feh (to go away) Feh (to blow away) 34 Kot (build) Ko (build) 35 Kot (boat) Oko (boat) 36 Omi (water) Omi (water) 37 Ra (time) Ira (time) 38 Oni (title of Osiris) Oni (title of the king of Ife) 39 Budo (dwelling place) Budo (dwelling place) 40 Dudu (black image of Osiris) Dudu (black person) 41 Un (living person) Una (living person) 42 Ra (possess) Ra (possess/buy) 43 Beka (pray/confess) Be or ka (to pray or confess) 44 Po (many) Po (many/cheap) 45 Horuw (head) middle Egyptian Oruwo (head) (Ijebu) 46 Min (a god) Emin (spirit) 47 Ash (invocation) Ashe (invocation) 48 Aru (mouth) Arun (mouth ) Ilaje 49 Do (river) Odo (river) 50 Do (settlement) Udo (settlement) 51 Shekiri (water god) Shekiri (a water god) 52 Bu (a place) Bu ,a place 53 Khepara (beetle Akpakara (beetle) 54 No (a water god Eno (a water god) 55 Ra -Shu (light after darkness Uran-shu (the light of the moon 56 Run-ka (spirit name) Oruko (name) 57 Deb/dib to pierce Dibi (to pierce) 58 Maat (goddess of justice Mate (goddess of justice) 59 Aru (rise) Ru (rise up) 60 Fa (carry) Fa (pull) 61 Kaf (pluck) Ka (pluck) 62 Bu bi (evil place) Bubi (evil place) 63 In- n (negation In-n (negation) 64 Iset (a water god) Ise (a water god) 65 Shabu (watcher) Ashonbo (watcher) 66 Semati (door keeper) Sema (lock/shut the door) 67 Khenti amenti (big words of Osiris Yenti yenti (big, very big) 68 Ma (to know) Ma (to know) 69 Bebi, a son of osiris) Ube, a god 70 Tchatcha chief (they examined the death to see if they tricked tsatsa (a game of tricks, gambling ) 71 Ren( animal foot) Ren (to walk) 72 Ka (rest) Ka (rest/tired) 73 Mu (water) Mu (drink water) 74 Abi (against) Ubi (against / impediment) 75 Reti (to beseech) Retin (to listen) 76 Hir (praise) Yiri (praise) 77 Ta(spread out) Ta (spread out) 78 Kurud (round) Kurudu (round) 79 Ak male Ako (male) 80 Se to create Se (to create) 81 Hoo (rejoice) Yo (rejoice) 82 Kamwr (black) Kuru (extremely black 83 Omitjener (deep water) Omijen (deep water) 84 Nen, the primeval water mother) Nene (mother 85 Ta (land) Ita (land junction) 86 Horiwo (head) Oriwo (head) 87 Ro (talk) Ro (to think) 88 Kurubu (round) Kurubu (deep and round) 89 Penka (divide) Kpen (divide) 90 Ma-su (to mould) Ma or su (to mould) 91 Osa (time) Osa (time) 92 Osa (tide) Osa ( tide) 93 Fare (wrap) Fari (wrap) 94 Kom (complete) Kon (complete) 95 Edjo (cobra) Edjo (cobra) 96 Didi (red fruit) Diden (red) 97 Ba (soul) Oba (king) soul of a people 98 Ke (hill) Oke( hill 99 Anubis (evil deity) Onubi (evil person) 100 Kan (one: Middle Egyptian) Okan one) 101 Nam (water god) Inama (water god) The words above are used to show that most Yoruban words are identical to the ancient Egyptian.

[@sosolowkey9318]

Can you do a video on melanesians?

[@benjaminlamptey1867]

that'd be great, I'm curious about them. But Hometeam's focus is African history which has nothing to do with melanesians so it's very unlikely he'll do a video on the subject.