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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4355358, member: 2844"]The Yoruba use a lot of blue, as do many cultures in Western Africa (Tuareg!).</p><p><br /></p><p>It is my understanding that for the Yoruba, the symbolism of blue is different in different religious contexts. So you would have to know the context of this object to know the significance of blue in this case.</p><p>In general it is seen as a cooling colour, used to balance hot colours or symbolic circumstances.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4355358, member: 2844"]The Yoruba use a lot of blue, as do many cultures in Western Africa (Tuareg!). It is my understanding that for the Yoruba, the symbolism of blue is different in different religious contexts. So you would have to know the context of this object to know the significance of blue in this case. In general it is seen as a cooling colour, used to balance hot colours or symbolic circumstances.[/QUOTE]
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