{"id":2626,"date":"2013-11-07T14:34:26","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T19:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/?p=2626"},"modified":"2024-07-23T15:26:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T19:26:50","slug":"house-of-the-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/2013\/11\/house-of-the-head\/","title":{"rendered":"House of the Head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2013\/11\/House-of-the-HeadBGweb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2628\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2013\/11\/House-of-the-HeadBGweb.jpg\" alt=\"House of the HeadBGweb\" width=\"436\" height=\"254\" \/><\/a>This Yoruba object from Nigeria is known as a house of the head, or <i>ile ori<\/i>.\u00a0 The Yoruba believe that the head is the seat of a life force that determines a person\u2019s essential nature and destiny.\u00a0 The house of the head shrine is designed to contain a person\u2019s inner spiritual essence.\u00a0 It is the focus of rituals and offerings to ensure good fortune and an ideal fate.\u00a0 The Museum\u2019s house of the head is made of cloth embellished with colored glass beads.<\/p>\n<p>The shrine is the featured object for this year\u2019s Save Our Hide conservation fundraising drive.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/support\/conservation-fund\/\">Learn more information about the Conservation Fund<\/a> and how you can help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Yoruba object from Nigeria is known as a house of the head, or ile ori.  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