Tree of life.

............. continuing my Africa series.............(credit Leo)

Adansonia digitata trees figure prominently into the cultures of people who live where it grows.
From highly nutritious food products, to fiber, medicine, water storage and animal forage, Baobab has earned the moniker “Tree of Life”.
Traditional African animist spiritual belief most often incorporates the Earth’s natural provenance, and infuses it with ritual; Baobabs represent ancient settlements, and the spirits of their ancestral owners become part of the trees. Often, animal skulls, wooden ‘fetiche’ assemblies, tokens of the harvest and other significant items can be seen attached to the trunks or amassed at the foot of the trees. Village meetings and ceremonial rites of passage integrate the Baobab.