In the realm of aesthetics, the concept of taste is an implicit class war. In Nigeria, there is a belief that people without money should be focused on necessity and not frivolity.

In the beginning, according to a version of the Yoruba creation story, Olodumare, the creator of the universe, sent 17 Oriṣas on a mission to establish the earth. 16 of them were male and one was female; her name was Oṣun.