Instagram story viewer> @maya_raji> Posts

sum sum

@maya_raji

1.2K

followers

2294

following

podcasting @thenativenigerian
yapping about yams @muchadoaboutyam

POSTS STORIES REELS TAGGED

3

35

2 years ago

Same girl, still exploring the world with wide eyes, and I love her more every day. ♥️

A little throwback to my last two birthdays. Cheers to 29! ✨ by @maya_raji

3

33

7 months ago

Random, but lovely life-lights 😌 by @maya_raji

3

10

8 months ago

Happy Birthday Mummy. For the longest, I dreamt of celebrating your 60th differently, with you and your heartwarming smile still here. You never celebrated yourself, but there was no way I was going to let you get away without tying your gele for this one. Even though we had to do the past 4 birthdays without you, it hasn’t gotten any easier and I doubt it ever will. I made sure to always give you flowers, but it’s nothing compared to this overflow that I can’t give you. I’m so blessed to have been loved by you and to have experienced your friendship too. Thank you for teaching me to dream so vividly and to chase it just as fervently. Thank you for memorializing your love for me in every form and for loudly cheering me on. You knew I was one of your biggest fans and as hard as the past few years have been, I have never been prouder to be your daughter. And I will celebrate you for a lifetime ♥️🫂.

My darling maami, may the Almighty Allah grant you aljannah firdaus. Amin 🙏🏾 by @maya_raji

3

48

a year ago

Sincerely, your fave egghead 🙈 by @maya_raji

3

10

a year ago

Explored the historic Kofar Wombai tannery in Kano City. It’s been in use for over a century and one of the few traditional tanneries still operational. Speaking of Nigerians love for leather, ponmo (smoked cow skin) is also a delicacy! Talk about full circle 😂

Ever curious about where leather comes from?

#craft #kanocity #africanarchives #africancraft #leatherwork #handmade #handcraft #handcrafted #thenativenigerian by @maya_raji

3

6

2 years ago

Pops came to check on his NYC girlie 🥹🤗 by @maya_raji

3

26

2 years ago

CDMX 🌞 taken in Mexico City, Mexico by @maya_raji

3

16

2 years ago

Huge thanks to @maelokko for sharing her inspiring thoughts on African material culture, labor systems, and “new roles for architects.” 🙌🏾

I really enjoyed learning about the Benin Bronzes from Dr. Sarah Clunis @harvardpeabodycollections . My deepest appreciation goes to the editors @andrea_sandell @sliceofpiazza @iz.pdf and all the other contributors for crafting this issue. I absorbed a lot from this experience and look forward to seeing how these ideas translate into practice. So happy to see it in print!

ISSUE 04 @pairs.gsd
Design by @uyisoam by @maya_raji

3

3

3 years ago

Black on check. by @maya_raji

3

12

3 years ago

Super throwback to this time last year when I presented my thesis but still #returnstolenartifacts #freepalestine

And all the love to my last buttmate @noshineee by @maya_raji

3

8

3 years ago

“Dinner is a light meal of stewed meat in obè ata, fried sweet plantains, braised greens, and steamed rice. The scent leaf I noted in the garden has been julienned, garnishing the dishes. It is my first time back in my parents’ home in twenty years. On the plate before me, all of the complexities of a life lived in exile seem intermingled with the simplicity of home.”

Yewande Komolafe, My Everyday Lagos

My close friends know how much I love to talk about food. But my love for food, especially Nigerian food, has helped me deal with homesickness. It was the easiest portal for me to remember how my childhood house looked like in quick flashes — grating okra in my mother’s orange kitchen with terrazzo floors as she heated up the palm oil to make her classic Ila Asepo [okra cooked with assorted meats and vegetables]. As a college student cooking some of those meals was not the most cost/ time efficient so I came up with remixes that transported me back to moments at the market, the kitchen, dining table and all the moments inbetween. And even after my mother passed away, eating, cooking and growing food is still an outpouring of love that I can enjoy alone but also share with others. There is a level of care and intention that goes into making a meal and fixing someone a plate but it goes beyond the ingredients, sometimes it is an invitation for others to step into your home with you.

Yewande’s cookbook explores the archives on our plates and she invites readers to immerse themselves and embrace the many tastes of home, in her “everyday Lagos” taken in Brooklyn by @maya_raji

3

5

3 years ago