Akhẹ Osun
Description
Akhẹ-Osun (Osun pot) is a specific term for the pot used for storing medicinal plants at the Osun Shrine. Akhẹ-Osun can be distinguished by the high-relief decorative motifs around the rim of these pots, which are often figurative. The motifs depend on the deity at whose shrine the Akhẹ-Osun was used for medicine. We have Akhẹ-Osun Ake, Akhẹ-Osun Ebomisi, Akhẹ-Osun Olokun, Akhẹ-Osun Oghidian and... Read more
Akhẹ-Osun (Osun pot) is a specific term for the pot used for storing medicinal plants at the Osun Shrine. Akhẹ-Osun can be distinguished by the high-relief decorative motifs around the rim of these pots, which are often figurative. The motifs depend on the deity at whose shrine the Akhẹ-Osun was used for medicine. We have Akhẹ-Osun Ake, Akhẹ-Osun Ebomisi, Akhẹ-Osun Olokun, Akhẹ-Osun Oghidian and many other deities.
Akhẹ-Osun, Akhẹ-Amẹ and Akhẹ are all grouped under the English designation ‘pots’.
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