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#Repost @ife_yoruba (@get_repost) ・・・ One important aspect of knowledge and communication civilization in African Society, which has not been given academic attention, is what Isola Olomola (1984) describes as Aroko: an indigenous Yoruba semiotic device. Aroko is a form of Yoruba non-verbal communication using objects and materials in varied numbers, colours or combinations with meanings understood only by members of the palace society or culturally educated members of the African society. Aroko could be regarded as Yoruba Hieroglyphics or African symbolic letters. The origin of this knowledge and traditional information technology (TIT) is little known. Traditions relate that the use of Aroko developed as a result of interstate and socio-political interactions, which necessitated a new method of communicating official secrets. Since its use is peculiar to the royal and spiritually educated class of the society, it must have developed with political centralization among the Yoruba in pre-colonial times. Aroko developed as a form of traditional Yoruba diplomatic language. Today, Aroko’s relevance as a means of political communication and social engineering is seen in its use among the priestly class and palace society. The use of Aroko among the Yoruba touches nearly every aspect of human relations depending on the social class, purpose and how secure other media of communication are. Aroko is widely used in economic, social, political, religious and intellectual activities. #yoruba #nigerian #nigeria #naija #omoyoruba #omocele #eledumare #lagos #ibadan #oyo #asoebi #ekiti #lasgidi #ondo #yorubagirl #yorubawedding #yorubabride #yorubademon #yorubaculture #ileife #ifa #oriki #ase #ikorodu #afro #lucumi #afrobrazilian #afrocaribbean

Phew! Much Ado about yesterday: Everyone says that the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Well I'll say that "a journey of a thousand miles begins on time". And my journey from #ileife to Lagos on Saturday, did not. All in a bid to meet up with my shoot on Sunday, I literally risked my life. But praise God Almighty, it was worth it. Shoot done and elegantly dusted as you can see 🤭. In the end I was so glad I did (not that I would ever risk my life like that again though 🙄) I mean, of course, lesson learnt and all. But seeing these videos and reminiscing on the wonderful time spent at @sanusistudioslagos with all the wonderful people, from @habbysglam_ @habbysglam my beautiful and ever so cheerful make-up artist to the remarkably gifted and talented photographer and creative director of Sanusi Studios, to his lovely, bubbly assistant and my personal BTS videographer 😌 @ yesterday was nothing short of memorable. Certainly memorable enough to wash of the bad memory of the day before 🙄. Bottom line, I'm glad I dared to journey across three states for this (not glad I missed rehearsal at #moremithemusical though) but glad I got to record this in my 2023 creative dairy (not a real thing). This piece wouldn't be complete if I fail to acknowledge the amazing Abisola of @a5photographystudios for choosing me. And how can I forget to thank my super-so-me playlist for giving me the vibe I needed. Thank you so much. And now, without further ado, let the Mondays begin! #model #musical #photoshoot (at Lagos, Nigeria) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnv4lKXjPEr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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