Julien Gauthier

Masks & Symbols from Southern & Central Africa

Ife (in Yoruba Ilé-Ifẹ̀) is an ancient Yoruba city located in the southwest of Nigeria. Renowned for its terracotta and bronze heads, blending classical perfection with astonishing realism, Ife gave birth between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries to one of the most original civilizations of Black Africa. Reproduction.

Ife (en yoruba Ilé-Ifẹ̀) est une vieille cité yoruba située au sud-ouest du Nigeria. Célèbre pour ses têtes en terre cuite et en bronze, alliant la perfection classique à un étonnant réalisme, Ife a donné naissance entre les xiie et xve siècles à l'une des civilisations les plus originales d'Afrique noire. Reproduction.

Walking stick - Clay - Ife (in Yoruba, Ilé-Ifẹ̀)

Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes

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Reproduction in clay of an Ife Yoruba head from Nigeria, 30 cm high, 14 cm wide, 13 cm deep, weighing about 2 kg, in good condition with age-related wear and stains.

Walking stick - Clay - Ife (in Yoruba, Ilé-Ifẹ̀)

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Reproduction in clay of an Ife Yoruba head from Nigeria, 30 cm high, 14 cm wide, 13 cm deep, weighing about 2 kg, in good condition with age-related wear and stains.

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