Crane Ghost of Yoruba

ghost · Nigeria · West Africa

Not independently attested as a distinct named entity in Yoruba tradition. Cranes (grey crowned cranes) appear in Yoruba iconography as symbols of longevity and in Ogboni regalia, but no specific 'Crane Ghost' haunting swamps as an ancestor messenger is documented. The record appears to elaborate generic water-spirit tropes with crane imagery.

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