Silver metal Oddua coffre casket lockable box oduduwa ifa orisha Obatala orisa funfun ochanla lucumi santeria Odua orisanla orunla babalawo

Hand made highly decorated Casket coffre or lockable silver chest for Oduduwa, highly detailed, deep and wide, and very solid. Lockable with latch and side handles 10 inches long, limited edition with beautiful designs. You will not find this anywhere else. Please check out our other orisha items here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RitualScent Oduduwa was a Yoruba divine king. According to tradition, he was the holder of the title of the Olofin of Ile-Ife, the Yoruba holy city. He ruled briefly in Ife, and also served as the progenitor of a number of independent royal dynasties in Yorubaland. His name, phonetically written by Yoruba language speakers as Odùduwà and sometimes contracted as Ooduwa, Odudua or Oòdua, is today venerated as that of "the hero, the warrior, the leader and father of the Yoruba race". Through conflict and mostly, through diplomacy lasting many years, Oduduwa was able to temporarily usurp the throne of Ife to become King. Oduduwa held the praise name Olofin Adimula. Following his posthumous deification, he was admitted to the Yoruba pantheon as an aspect of a primordial divinity of the same name. His grandson became the first Oba (also known as Alaafin) of Oyo