Itutu, a Yoruba word that is translatable as "cool", has been used by the Yoruba and more recently by Africanist art historians to describe the aesthetic that characterizes much Yoruba and some African-American art.
The Yoruba term Itutu, which signifies "cool" or "chilled", has been used by both the Yoruba people and contemporary Africanist art historians to describe the aesthetic present in many Yoruba and certain African-American artworks.