HistoryWiz: Ile-Ife

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Ife Bronze Head 12th-15th Century

Ife is the city where the Yoruba civilization began and according to Yoruba tradition, the place where the gods descended to earth. Literally the name means the place of the dispersion, that is the place from which all Yoruba cities originated. Located in the southwestern part of present-day Nigeria, Ife is today the cultural center of the Yoruba.

Ife bronze art portrays the human form in a naturalistic way. This head is a depiction of a dead king - the holes may have been used to attach facial hair.

This is part of The Yoruba exhibit

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