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The hunters' chant associated with Ògún, its vocal manner, the ìjálá artist and how he is judged, the contest setting, and what the chant does as self-portrait and as praise of animals.

A historical account of Efọ̀n-Aláayé, detailing its aboriginal settlements, dynastic emergence from Ilé-Ifẹ̀, governance architecture, nineteenth-century warfare, religious shifts, and contemporary administrative status.

The extended Àlọ́ Ìjàpá opening formula in Yorùbá with interlinear glossing, the praise-name run for the tortoise embedded in it, and what the collectors record about the apàlọ̀ and his drum.

Where oríkì with reliable Yoruba originals and named translators actually lives in print, who collected it, and what is and is not digitised or open access.

Six documented Ògún oríkì texts from four different scholarly sources, showing the deity's seven manifestations, his contradictions, and a chanter's personal claim on him.

Archaeological, chemical, and historical evidence of primary glass synthesis and bead manufacture at Igbo Olókun in Ilé-Ifẹ̀ and its regional circulation.