Videocrux - Sussan Wenger, contemporary art creator

#Videocrux - Sussan Wenger, contemporary art creator Sussan Wenger, contemporary art creator
Austrian-born sculptress Susanne Wenger, initiated as a Yoruba traditional priestess and responsible for the towering works of art in one of Nigeria's two World Heritage sites, died on Monday Jan 12, 2009 at the age of 93. Wenger, along with other artists, created the shrines in the Sacred Groves. She saw her life's work as maintaining the Sacred Groves as a spiritual home for the Yoruba - one of the major groups in southern Nigeria. She depicted the best in Yoruba culture and served the Osun shrine faithfully for most part of her life.
The Osun Sacred Grove
Osun-Osogbo or Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove is a sacred forest along the banks of the Oshun River just outside the city of Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. The Osun-Osogbo Grove is among the last of the sacred forests which usually adjoin the edges of most Yoruba cities before extensive urbanization. In recognition of its global significance and its cultural value, the Sacred Grove was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.
Sacred river Osun rewards Yoruba women
Lola Ayonrinde, traditional Yoruba chief says the Yoruba women get gifts for the sacred grove and in return the grove rewards them with babies.
Sussan Wenger, contemporary art creator
Austrian-born sculptress Susanne Wenger, initiated as a Yoruba traditional priestess and responsible for the towering works of art in one of Nigeria's two World Heritage sites, died on Monday Jan 12, 2009 at the age of 93. Wenger, along with other artists, created the shrines in the Sacred Groves. She saw her life's work as maintaining the Sacred Groves as a spiritual home for the Yoruba - one of the major groups in southern Nigeria. She depicted the best in Yoruba culture and served the Osun shrine faithfully for most part of her life.
Yoruba honor Sussan with celebration
Fayese Rotimi Abayomi, traditional Yoruba chief says when elderly person dies in Yoruba, its not considered a loss but a time to honor them with music and dance celebration.

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