Sango: The Yorùbá god of Thunder

"This, of course, is representative  of the one of the most, shall we say, dramatic deities in the Yorùbá Pantheon—and that is Sango.

So, typical is a mother  here. So this could be a votive offering to the Sango priesthood. See the child being  given a Breath of Life.

This is just a typical, very familiar Sango wand, but an elaborate one. It is this that is the most important—Ose Sango, with which he sends thunder."

And, of course, the priesthood—the skirt is more elaborate than mere followers. The Alaafin of Oyo is supposed to be a descendant of Sango.