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 The contemporary Oni court recognized symbols of kingships on these early sculptures so archaeologists believe they are representations of rulers
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The sculptures of the Ife were exposed to the world in 1910 by the German ethnographer Leo Frobenius. They were so naturalistic that Frobenius concluded that they could not have been made by Africans, but rather by some unknown civilization. He believed that a great civilization existed in the heart of Africa, and that it gradually disappeared. Later, archeologists, however, attributed the artifacts found by Frobenius as belonging to the Yoruba culture. The sculptures of the Ife were exposed to the world in 1910 by the German ethnographer Leo Frobenius. They were so naturalistic that Frobenius concluded that they could not have been made by Africans, but rather by some unknown civilization. He believed that a great civilization existed in the heart of Africa, and that it gradually disappeared. Later, archeologists, however, attributed the artifacts found by Frobenius as belonging to the Yoruba culture.
The contemporary Oni court recognized symbols of kingships on these early sculptures so archaeologists believe they are representations of rulers. Some sculptures have lines depicting scarification patterns. One dynasty of kings adopted this practice while another did not, so Ife heads can come with lines or without. Holes on scalp may indicated the original attachment of a crown or beaded veil . Some figures have holes for a beard attachment.
This is the only full figure bronze surviving from ancient Ife. It is 47 cm tall. The king wears a crown. He holds a medicinal ram’s horn in his left hand and a staff in his right hand. He has a ceremonial collar, beads and toe rings. This is the only full figure bronze surviving from ancient Ife. It is 47 cm tall. The king wears a crown. He holds a medicinal ram’s horn in his left hand and a staff in his right hand. He has a ceremonial collar, beads and toe rings.
Crowned Head of a Queen, 12th-15th c. CE, ceramic, 23.2 cm.The city of Ife takes its name from terra cotta paved walkways. Ile-Ife means the place of paving.This head has lost royal insignia at the bottom of the crown. This head came from the royal sanctuary of Ita Yemoo . It had commorative value and was used in ceremonies honoring cults of the ancestors.
IN 1950 the English studio potter Michael Cardew was recruited by the Nigerian colonial Government as Pottery Officer. Looked at from a contemporary vantage point, for the colonial government to “improve” the pottery techniques of Nigeria was odd, considering that Nigerian pots, made according to the traditional method practiced for centuries, were magnificent. However Michael Cardew was one of the best publicist ever for West Africa`s traditional potters even as he worked to create a new network of rural Potteries using techniques foreign to the region. IN 1950 the English studio potter Michael Cardew was recruited by the Nigerian colonial Government as Pottery Officer. Looked at from a contemporary vantage point, for the colonial government to “improve” the pottery techniques of Nigeria was odd, considering that Nigerian pots, made according to the traditional method practiced for centuries, were magnificent. However Michael Cardew was one of the best publicist ever for West Africa`s traditional potters even as he worked to create a new network of rural Potteries using techniques foreign to the region.
“You can work from the African tradition and also view it from a distance. That was my culture shock: I thought I had left behind something that was mine, whereas I had actually gained something new.” “You can work from the African tradition and also view it from a distance. That was my culture shock: I thought I had left behind something that was mine, whereas I had actually gained something new.”
Influences: Michael Cardew, Hans Coper (English), Maria Martinez and Pueblo potters, Nigerian and Kenyan potters, basket makers.
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