Edan – one of a male and female pair of brass figures, usually on iron spikes and joined by a brass chain. The Yoruba edan is the primary emblem of the Ogboni Society. It is worn as an emblem of office with the connecting chain round the back of the neck and the two figures facing forward against the wearer’s chest.
Edan – one of a male and female pair of brass figures, usually on iron spikes and joined by a brass chain. The Yoruba edan is the primary emblem of the Ogboni Society. It is worn as an emblem of office with the connecting chain round the back of the neck and the two figures facing forward against the wearer’s chest. The Ogboni society is one of the most important associations that assist a Yoruba king in his rule. Members include both male and female elders who devote themselves to Onile (deity of the earth). The Ogboni is controlled by the senior elders of a Yoruba town and it constituted the principal judicial authority of the Yoruba. In the past it tried criminals and removed despotic kings from office. Leaders of the Ogboni Society still control the selection, inauguration and burial of kings and so wield significant power in Yoruba society.
