Bronze head, Ife, Nigeria , fine casting, HAT

Bronze Head
Ife people.
Nigeria.
Bronze.
Height: 14 inches.
Date:  20th Century.

Modeled after the great Yoruba center at Ife dating originally approximately 1100 -1450 A.D. The famous archaeological site at Ife in Nigeria produced a number of remarkable objects and bronze heads cast in bronze including the original of this late replica that was also cast in Nigeria. Ife is considered to be the center and origin of the Yoruba people. This bronze cast head is of an Oni, the ruler at Ife, who still hold sway over the Yoruba at Ife today.