Queen Moremi Ajasoro lived circa 1300 in Ile-Ife kingdom, present-day Nigeria.
Through bravery and sacrifice, Moremi exposed raiders who posed as “forest spirits”, securing peace for the Yoruba people. She gave her own son to the gods in exchange for her people's safety, an act that sealed her as a national heroine and cultural saviour.
She was a queen whose bravery and wisdom helped preserve the commercial life of her people and freed them from oppression, ensuring that today the Yoruba are a prominent black ethnic group of an estimated 41 million people.
- Queen Moremi
- Chantal Coetzee
- Watercolour & paint on paper
- Unframed
- 45 x 45 centimeters
