[Sopona, god of smallpox, worshipped by the Yorubas of Nigeria]

[Sopona, god of smallpox, worshipped by the Yorubas of Nigeria]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Religion and Medicine
Nigeria
World Health Organization.
Abstract:
Wooden statue adorned with hair, shells, beads, and a sheaf of some plant material. Verso: WHO/15811. AFRO. Smallpox. SM 5-1980. Of the smallpox god Sopona, worshipped by the Yorubas of Nigeria, it was said that "being a very stubborn deity, he would not heed my appeasement".
Copyright:
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Copyright Information:
World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101437250 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A014040
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437250