Urhotọ
Urhotọ
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Urhotọ (altar tableau) are displayed on an ancestral altar dedicated to the Iy’Ọba, who was usually entitled to an Urhotọ in her ancestral shrine. Just like the Ọba, after her death, an altar was erected in her memory within Uselu Palace and Ọba Palace. These altars would be decorated with a collection of objects related to achievements in life.

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