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Exhibition Review
Kingdom of Ife. London
06/2010 | 1287 | 152
Pages: 422-423
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Reviewer:
Picton, John (Picton, John)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
London / Ife / England
print:
Ife
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Nigerian / African / Sculpture / Archaeology
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Kingdom of Ife: Sculptures from West Africa | institution: British Museum
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
68. Granite sculpture of a calabash of fermenting palm wine. Ife, 12th to 15th century AD. Granite, 47.5 cm. high. (National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria; exh. British Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
69. Figure of a man with elephantiasis. Ife, 1100–1450 AD. Terracotta, 29 cm. high. (National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria; exh. British Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
70. Head. Ife, c.1450 AD. Cast copper, 33 cm. high. (National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria; exh. British Museum, London).
Article
Traditional Sculpture from the Colonies
08/1951 | 581 | 93
Pages: 258-260
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Author:
Murray, K. C. (Murray, K. C.)
Subjects
dates:
1950-1959
places:
Nigeria / Ife
subjects:
Sculpture / Anthropology / Primitivism (Cultural anthropology related concept)
subjects:
Nigerian sculpture / Terracottas / Bronzes / Exhibitions
subjects:
African / Benin (ancient Nigerian style) / Nupe
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
11. Female Figure. Yoruba. Bronze, Height 76.2 cm. (Nigerian Government.)
Non-western art unattributed:
12. Two Ibeji Figures. Yoruba. Wood, Height about 25 cm.
Non-western art unattributed:
13. Head. Yoruba,? Thirteenth Century. Bronze, Height 24.8 cm. (The Oni of Ife.)
Non-western art unattributed:
14. Animal Mask. Probably from the Gold Coast. Wood, Height 44.4 cm.
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Bronzes and Terra-Cottas from Ile-Ife
10/1939 | 439 | 75
Pages: 150-152+154-155
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Author:
Meyerowitz, H. (Meyerowitz, H.)
Author:
Meyerowitz, V. (Meyerowitz, V.)
Subjects
places:
Nigeria / Ife
subjects:
Sculpture / Bronzes / Terracottas / Yoruba
subjects:
Etruscan / Influence
subjects:
Masks / Nigerian sculpture / Techniques
subjects:
Portraits / Royalty
subjects:
Olokun / Iconography
subjects:
Obalufon II
subjects:
Social history / Religion / Gods
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Head of Lajuwa. Terra-Cotta. Bronzes and Terra-Cottas from Ile-Ife
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-Head of Olokun. Bronze Height, about 30.5 cm. Bronzes and Terra-Cottas from Ile-Ife
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. C-Head with Cap. Terra-Cotta. Bronzes and Terra-Cottas from Ile-Ife
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. D-Obalufon II. Bronze Mask. Bronzes and Terra-Cottas from Ile-Ife
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. E-Head with Remains of a Helmet. Terra-Cotta. Bronzes and Terra-Cottas from Ile-Ife
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Head of a Woman. Bronze. Height, about 35cm. Bronzes and Terra-Cottas from Ile-Ife
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. B-Head of a Woman. Terra-Cotta. Bronzes and Terra-Cottas from Ile-Ife
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. C-Detail of B. Bronzes and Terra-Cottas from Ile-Ife
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. D-Detail of B. Bronzes and Terra-Cottas from Ile-Ife