Yoruba Tribe Ife Bronze Head Sculpture ~18.5" Tall

Dimensions: H:18.5" W:7.5" L:9.1" Weight: 9.2 lbs. Yoruba Tribe Ife Bronze Head Sculptures – Ife head sculptures are among eighteen bronze combination figures that were uncovered in 1938 at Ife in Nigeria. Ife, also known as The Kingdom of Ife, is a religious Yoruba City and historic royal center of the Yoruba people in modern-day Osun State, Nigeria's southwestern region. Ife's artists began creating a polished and extremely naturalistic sculptural tradition in stone, terracotta, brass, and copper works made using the cire perdue method (lost-wax) in the late 12th or early 13th century and established a style unlike anything else in Africa at the time. The Yoruba believed that the Ase, or inner strength and spirit of a person, resided in the head, hence important people were frequently represented with big heads.   About the Tribe Yorubaland is the cultural region of the Yoruba people in West Africa. It spans the modern-day countries of Nigeria, Togo, and Benin. The Yoruba states are