Solomon Knots, Interlace Patterns & the Corpus of Yoruba Art
Tracing the Solomon knot and interlace pattern from Ife bronzes through Benin plaques to contemporary Nigeria — an artistic history of the Yoruba People.
Yoruba Art
An artistic history of the Yoruba People
The Ife Bronze & Terracotta Heads
What Frobenius saw — the extraordinary naturalistic sculptures that challenged European assumptions about African art.
Yoruba Ivories
Owo Art — lidded cups, masks, carvings. The virtuosity of Owo’s ivory carvers and the courtly regalia of the Olowo.
Yoruba Textiles
Origins and evidence — Ijebu Aso Olona, Aso Ofi, Adire, beaded crowns and robes of Yorubaland.
Yoruba Woodworking in General
Ifa divination boards, doors, veranda posts, masks, Sango wands, Ibeji twins — and the carvers of today.