Paper, ink, tempera, 1995, 30 х 20 cm

Ancient statuette found on territory of modern Benin, the image of the goddess of fertility. She has created everything, that is in our world. Even our Universe has appeared similarly to a slice of oil, having got off from milk in her calabash. This African description of origin of the world is very similar to the description of the world’s creation from Indian books of Vedas.
Benin goddess of fertility, is also praised as Mother holding the world and the goddess patronizing women in childbirth