Oya is the Yoruba warrior-goddess of fire, wind, magic, fertility, and other chaotic, electrifying phenomena.
She's also the goddess of the Niger river, and she wears a lot of red!
She is not a goddess in quite the same sense as a Greco-Roman deity, but is an "orisha," an elemental spirit.
Pizzo Calabro, Erika Moen, mudron, mollydemeter, and 7 other people added this photo to their favorites.
mollydemeter 16 months ago | reply
Any chance there will be a print of this for sale sometime?
quirkybird 16 months ago | reply
Iyanna Lee 16 months ago | reply
What an amazing, empowering image of the spirit of black women....I love it!!
nolajennifer 8 months ago | reply
please contact me .. i am interested in getting a print!