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Y O R U B A |
Hairstyles Worship |
Worship - Shango Priests | ||
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Suku or Basket hairstyle |
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Shango
priests sometimes cross-dress to
attempt to harness the
spiritual dynamics that abide in male-female complementarity.
They also wear their hair in the fashion of a woman,
often in a style called
suku, 'basket', indicating that orisa
is figuratively enthroned on the priests head.12
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Shango Shrine
Sculpture |
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