Excavations from Wankanda
Moyo Okediji
Excavations from Wankanda I
Medium: Archaeology
2018
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Moyo Okediji
Excavations from Wankanda I
Medium: Archaeology
2018
OSETURA PRIMARY ELECTIONS
How must men and women interact to produce harmony and efficiency in a community?
The extract below is taken from the Odu Osetura.
I am joyful today that I gave birth to a new baby.
As a writer, I am always very happy to see my new book in print.
A book is like a child: it takes a lot of work to raise a child.
But the credit for raising a child doesn’t belong to the parents only: the community also supports the parents as they raise the child from infancy to adulthood.
My gallery space, Austin, TX.
OLÓDÙMARÈ is what I have written here, using the Yoruba alphabet that I just designed. It…
Èdè means language in Yoruba.
In truth, however, èdè means bond.
Èdè is formed from dè, a verb that means, “to bind.”
Trees are my favorite lovers.
They are always there for you.
People walk away.
Trees are marvelous spirits.
You can talk to the spirits in the tree.