Teish, Luisah. <br/><br/>
A Calabash of Cowries :  Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (230 pages) 
<br/><br/>Cover -- Copyright Page -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- A Cast of Characters -- Part I: The Calabash -- The Creation -- The Coming of the Orishas -- Oshun Learns the Art of Divining -- Ose Otura -- The Day Her Belly Burst -- Mother of the Night -- Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky -- Obatala's Mistake -- The Coming of Iku -- The Oba's Feast -- Part II: The Cowries -- The Division of the Cowries -- Elegba and the Two Friends -- Ogun's Bush Knife -- The First Grave -- Ochoosi's Arrow -- The Deer Woman of Owo -- The Legend of ObaKoso -- The Calabash of Misfortune -- Part III: The Casting -- The Mermaid's Lover -- Olokun's Challenge -- Peace Nana -- The Wishing Star -- Appendices -- Wisdom Ways -- Image Index -- Acknowledgements -- Back Cover. 
<br/><br/> A collection of tales featuring the Orishas and the wonders of the natural world. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781608012480 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Folklore-Africa, West.<br/>Tales-Africa, West.<br/>Goddesses, African-Folklore.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GR350.3 .T457 2022 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>398.20966