All elders, both young and older women played a vital role in the history and economic development of the Yorùbá kingdom.

Through research articles and documentation one could talk about the past and events where we remember the wars, wins and how women keep tracing and keep building wealth through farming and other business before colonialism.

Iya Oba is the official mother of the king.
After the demise of the Queen Mother, another of the ladies of the palace is then made the Iya Oba and she is the one who is then supposed to play the role of a biological mother to him.

Iya Oba keeps the coffin made of clay which is to remind the King of his coming apotheosis. This must not be seen by any other Ayaba and is secretly kept in a room in Iya Oba’s room.

In frame is the IYA OBA OF OLU IPAJA OF IPAJA LAND.