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Historically, the Yoruba festival called ‘Obaluwaye festival’ was held in some parts of Brazil earlier in the year and there were images of horsetail-fly-whisk, among other traditional accessories, used by the worshippers. The Horsetail-fly-whisk is known as ‘Irukere’ by the Yoruba people. ‘Iru’ which means tail in the Yoruba tribe. The Yoruba people are found in the Southwestern parts of Nigeria and they are known to have an enriched cultural heritage with the irukere being a prominent feature.
