Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Detail of patterns used by the Yoruba people in Nigeria on resist-dyed fabrics. The Yoruba are one of the two major Ethnic groups of Nigeria. They Yoruba kingdoms were founded in the 11th century, each based around a to

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Detail of fabric showing sophisticated brocade weaving by the Yoruba in Nigeria. The Yoruba are one of the two major Ethnic groups of Nigeria. They Yoruba kingdoms were founded in the 11th century, each based around a t

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Detail of patterns used by the Yoruba people in Nigeria on resist-dyed fabrics. The Yoruba are one of the two major Ethnic groups of Nigeria. They Yoruba kingdoms were founded in the 11th century, each based around a to

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Detail of patterns used by the Yoruba people in Nigeria on resist-dyed fabrics. The Yoruba are one of the two major Ethnic groups of Nigeria. They Yoruba kingdoms were founded in the 11th century, each based around a to

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Detail of patterns used by the Yoruba people in Nigeria on resist-dyed fabrics. The Yoruba are one of the two major Ethnic groups of Nigeria. They Yoruba kingdoms were founded in the 11th century, each based around a to

Signs & Symbols - line art Images of the sympathetic spirits who guide the shaman to the underworld. Siberia. Shaman comes from the Tunguso-Manchurian "saman" - "he who knows". In most cultures the shaman`s principle function was healing as sickness

Signs & Symbols - line art Arctic An Inuit image of the man who rules over the whale.

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Wooden water spirit mask, Nigeria. The present-day Republic of Nigeria is located on the southwestern coast of Africa and has the largest population in Africa. The country is adjacent to Benin, Cameroon and Niger. The

Signs & Symbols - line art Pacific Tree carving of the dead spirit from the Chatham Islands. These islands (500 miles east of New Zealand) were discovered in 1791 on a journey to Tahiti on the British ship, HMS Chatham. The indigenous people were known

Signs & Symbols - line art Two spirits in trouble.