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Ala

Ala
Ala · from the Akala collection

Ala is the conception of material existence in its totality: mother nature. She is represented as feminine and is often depicted feeding both humans and animals from her breasts. Sometimes she is also represented as a python, and in many Ogbi kingdoms, it is forbidden to kill one.
The word Ala is derived from the word for ground, or earth.

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