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Ife Gallery

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Ife, Nigeria in Africa

Choose from 13 pictures in our Ife collection for your Wall Art or Photo Gift. Popular choices include Framed Prints, Canvas Prints, Posters and Jigsaw Puzzles. All professionally made for quick delivery.


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A carved ivory cup made by a craftsman from Owo, a Yoruba city-state roughly halfway
A carved ivory cup made by a craftsman from Owo, a Yoruba city-state roughly halfway
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A terracotta Ife head
A terracotta Ife head
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A portrait of an Oni wearing the traditional regalia; a crown
A portrait of an Oni wearing the traditional regalia; a crown
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A head made by the lost wax process of bronze casting
A head made by the lost wax process of bronze casting
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Ife bronze head
Ife bronze head
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Ife brass head
Ife brass head
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Ife terracotta head
Ife terracotta head
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Yoruba carved ivory cup, Nigeria, c15th century. Artist: Werner Forman
Yoruba carved ivory cup, Nigeria, c15th century. Artist: Werner Forman
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Terracotta Ife head, Nigeria, 12th-15th century. Artist: Werner Forman
Terracotta Ife head, Nigeria, 12th-15th century. Artist: Werner Forman
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The legendary hero Tsoede is reputed to have brought this sculpture back to Nupe
The legendary hero Tsoede is reputed to have brought this sculpture back to Nupe
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The legendary hero Tsoede is reputed to have brought this sculpture back to Nupe Featured Ife Print

The legendary hero Tsoede is reputed to have brought this sculpture back to Nupe

The legendary hero Tsoede is reputed to have brought this sculpture back to Nupe on his escape from Idah, the Igala capital, in the C16th. The dynasty of kings which he founded ruled until the Fulani jihads of the C19th. More recently the sculpture was washed in the Niger each Friday to promote fertility. Country of Origin: Nigeria. Culture: Ife. Date/Period: c. late 13 / 14th Century. Place of Origin: Tada, Central Nigeria. Material Size: Copper. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive / National Museum, Lagos, Nigeria. Location: 05

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Bronze head with beaded crown and plume. 12th-14th
Bronze head with beaded crown and plume. 12th-14th
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