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title: Oduduwa Statue
author: The_AyeniPaul
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14689/oduduwa-statue/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Oduduwa Statue
_Authored by The_AyeniPaul_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14689.jpg)
## Image Caption
Oduduwa Statue, Oduduwa Shrine and Grove, Ile-[Ife](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ife/), Nigeria.
Oduduwa is [Orisha](https://www.worldhistory.org/Orisha/) (or [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/)) who is thought to have made the Yoruba people and established life at the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Ife (also Ile-Ife) as well as the concept of cultural identity and kingship.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oduduwa_groove_where_Oduduwa_is_believed_to_have_descended.jpg) by [**The\_AyeniPaul**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oduduwa_groove_where_Oduduwa_is_believed_to_have_descended.jpg). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 05 October 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.