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From the 19th century onward, the part of present-day Nigeria that falls into the region called Yorubaland, was wracked by territorial conflict, first under Islamic dominion, then British control.

The result is a vision of Yorubaland life as a state of harmonic tension, disciplined joy.

West Africa, and specifically Yorubaland, has 10 times more twins than any other region in the world.

Ifa has roots in Olori’s family’s ancestral homeland, Yorubaland.

It shows a crowd in what is now Nigeria, but what was then Yorubaland under British colonial influence.