Art as Symbol of Power and Control among the Yorùbá

The Yorùbá are popular for the peculiar art forms, which include woodcarving, textile design, metalwork, cloth weaving and embroidery, beadwork, costuming, pottery, architectural ornamentation, mural paintings, body beautification among others. artists produce unique forms in these diverse areas of art. These often bear visual renditions symbolism that pregnant with socio-political meanings. This paper is, therefore, aimed at examining power control found on some forms. is view understanding belief people about its development nation. Photographic data were gathered from written literature fieldwork. Formal contextual methods employed analysis data. In course analysis, oral traditions such as songs, proverbs, etc. used. It was out exercise society a product their system philosophy expressed