The three items listed are formidable in their different ways, and have nothing to fear from people. See the previous entry. There is a play on the word apá, which is the name of a tree, Afzelia Africana (Ceasalpinaceae) (See Abraham, 57), and the word for “arm.” The expression, apá ká a, meaning, “the arms can enfold it,” means that one can deal with it. Both apá (the tree) and oṣè are reputed to be inhabited by powerful spirits, and to be favored as venues for witches' covens.
The three items listed are formidable in their different ways, and have nothing to fear from people. See the previous entry. There is a play on the word apa, which is the name of a tree, Afzelia Africana (Ceasalpinaceae) (See Abraham, 57), and the word for “arm.” The expression, apa ka a, meaning, “the arms can enfold it,” means that one can deal with it. Both apa (the tree) and ose are reputed to be inhabited by powerful spirits, and to be favored as venues for witches' covens.