Appendix:

Description of Illustrations

Figure 1 :

This map shows a section of the shrine complex, composed of Wenger’s sculptural forms, surrounded by thick forest, suggesting the physical and symbolic integration of the shrine/sculpture framework into the surrounding landscape. The sculptures depicted here are identified by the names of the deities they represent. Worship of the deities takes place within the shrine sculptures. The form of the shrines suggests the attributes as well as the narratives associated with the deities, and symbolizes the manifestation of the attributes of the deity through his or her narratives. The close spatial relationship between the sculptures demonstrates a metaphysical significance in relation to the deities they symbolize. This significance consists in the coexistence of divergent but ultimately complementary aspects of the Ultimate. The presence of the river encircling the shrine/sculpture complex, as understood in spiritual traditions in the south of Nigeria, represents a source of spiritual power, which concretizes itself in certain locations, of which this section of the forest chosen for the shrine/sculpture configuration could be one (Beier, 1975,p.34-35p.66).