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Post by Shymmex on Dec 5, 2015 15:59:01 GMT
Ijebu Bronze Face Bell Origin: Nigeria Dimensions: 8 in (20.32 cm) H Materials: Bronz
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Post by Shymmex on Dec 5, 2015 16:00:14 GMT
This is a pair of Yoruba bronze figures; each one sitting on a separate bronze stool. They were created by the old lost wax casting method. These bronze figures are 11.5" and 10.5" in height. They are also both about 3 ½ inches in width and 3 ½ inches in depth. They date from the late 19th Century through the early 20th Century. Their condition is excellent with a nice patina and a small area of verdigris.
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Post by Shymmex on Dec 5, 2015 16:00:44 GMT
Crown, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Late 19th to early 20th century, Copper alloy The four staring faces are said to represent the all-seeing gods or ancestors. Their protruding eyes signify when the spiritual eye replaces ordinary vision. The two figures with mudfish legs refer to supernatural powers in two realms, land and water-or reality and spirit. The projecting stem of the crown may allude to stored spiritual power in the wearer's head and also show that the wearer is exempt from everyday chores such as the carrying of loads on one's head.
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Post by Honorebu on Dec 5, 2015 16:02:20 GMT
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Post by Shymmex on Dec 5, 2015 16:01:54 GMT
Aroye Pot, Ife, Nigeria. 14th-15th CE. Terracotta. Location :Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria Photo Credit : Jerry L. Thompson / Art Resource, NY Ritual pot, 13th-14th CE. Ife, Nigeria. Terracotta. Location :Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria Photo Credit : Jerry L. Thompson / Art Resource, NY
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Post by Shymmex on Dec 5, 2015 16:02:50 GMT
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Post by Honorebu on Dec 5, 2015 16:06:30 GMT
I'll be adding some works by Olowo of Ise as well
Arguably the most important Yoruba sculptor of the 20th century
I'll probably create a thread on him but I'll showcase his works here and do the same on the other thread as well
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Post by Shymmex on Dec 5, 2015 16:09:16 GMT
Male head. 12th-15th century. Nigeria, Ife culture. Terracotta, h. 19cm. Inv. III C 27530. Photo: Dietrich Graf. Location :Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany Photo Credit : bpk, Berlin / (name of museum) /(name of photographer) / Art Resource, NY Male head. Nigeria, Ife. 12th-15th century. Terracotta, h. 17 cm. Inv. III C 27526. Photo: Dietrich Graf. Location :Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany Photo Credit : bpk, Berlin / (name of museum) /(name of photographer) / Art Resource, NY
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Post by Shymmex on Dec 5, 2015 16:10:43 GMT
I'll be adding some works by Olowo of Ise as well
Arguably the most important Yoruba sculptor of the 20th century
I'll probably create a thread on him but I'll showcase his works here and do the same on the other thread as well Nice. I saw references about his works on the NL thread I'm copying the pictures from. That was the thread that actually took me to NL...how time flies.
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Post by Shymmex on Dec 5, 2015 16:22:10 GMT
Terracotta head. Ife sculpture from Nigeria. Location :National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Lagos, Nigeria Photo Credit : Werner Forman / Art Resource, NY
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Post by Shymmex on Dec 5, 2015 16:22:57 GMT
Terracotta head of an African male. Ife, Nigeria. 12-14th century CE. Terracotta with polychrome traces, 15.5 x 11.5 x 12.3 cm. Inv. 73.1996.1.4. Photo: Jean-Gilles Berizzi. Location :Musee du Quai Branly, Paris, France Photo Credit : Réunion des Musées Nationaux / Art Resource, NY
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Post by Shymmex on Dec 5, 2015 16:24:24 GMT
Ram's Head fragment, 11th-12th CE. Ife, Nigeria. Terracotta. Location :Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria Photo Credit : Jerry L. Thompson / Art Resource, NY
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Post by Honorebu on Dec 5, 2015 16:24:42 GMT
This Veranda post is one of four sculpted for the palace at Ikere by the renowned Yoruba artist Olowe of Ise.
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Post by Shymmex on Dec 5, 2015 16:25:10 GMT
Mother and Child. Yoruba, Abeokuta, Nigeria. Wood, beads. Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Location :National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, U.S.A. Photo Credit : Jerry L. Thompson / Art Resource, NY
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Post by Honorebu on Dec 5, 2015 16:28:00 GMT
Veranda Post 1910-14 by Olowe of Ise (died 1938)
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