Note on Terminology and Orthography -- Introduction: Charting the Voyage / Henry John Drewal -- Mami Wata and the Sierra Leone Diamonds: Wealth and Enslavement in Men's Dreams and the State Economy / ...

Water, as a life-sustaining force and a mighty destroyer, has fascinated humans since the beginning of time, as they migrated through fertile river valleys, settling near rivers and oceans. Rock ...

Everyone thinks about water now, even we who still enjoy it in potable abundance. Water falls high on the Pentagon's list of resources over which 21st century military conflict is likely to occur.

The spirit of the waters is changeable, and ripples, and is allied with the moon, and is, of course, a she. Like the oceans, like the rivers, she appears in many guises. "Mami Wata: Arts for Water ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Depictions of Mami Wata testify to ...

A priestess serves as the intermediary for a water spirit in this poetic stunner, the first homegrown Nigerian film to debut at the festival. Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the ...

To win the favor of Mami Wata, one must be clean and sweet-smelling both inside and out. Worshipers bathe and drink talcum powder before approaching her altar, neatly decorated with fruit, shells, ...

I grew up fearing Mami Wata, a mermaid-like deity — half-woman, half-aquatic creature — that is of prominence in many parts of Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and other points of the diaspora.

Is there any other precious natural resource so vital to human survival as water? Over eons, civilizations on distant continents have expressed their awe of water’s life-giving properties, as well as ...