The Kingdom of Ife is an ancient Yoruba city situated in Osun state in southwestern Nigeria. It is one of the oldest towns of the Yoruba kingdom, with historical evidence dating the city's origins as far back as 500 BCE. The highly sophisticated, large bronze sculptures of Ife remain one of its most spectacular pieces of material culture. The bronze heads, imbued with delicate expression and ornate signifiers, represent rulers, deities and revered ancestors, commemorated through this skilled art form and likely venerated in ceremonies. Bronze heads representing the historic rulers of the Ife and Benin kingdoms are still made In Nigeria today by the Yoruba and Ife people using the lost wax cast method.
The Kingdom of Ife is an ancient Yoruba city situated in Osun state in southwestern Nigeria. It is one of the oldest towns of the Yoruba kingdom, with historical evidence dating the city's origins as far back as 500 BCE. The highly sophisticated, large bronze sculptures of Ife remain one of its most spectacular pieces of material culture. The bronze heads, imbued with delicate expression and ornate signifiers, represent rulers, deities and revered ancestors, commemorated through this skilled art form and likely venerated in ceremonies. Bronze heads representing the historic rulers of the Ife and Benin kingdoms are still made In Nigeria today by the Yoruba and Ife people using the lost wax cast method.
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19 W x 27 D x 35 H cm |
