Ife Head - 27cm - Benin (No reserve price)
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Specimen: Tête Ife - 27 cm, a terracotta head from Benin (late 20th century), with dimensions 22 × 12 × 10 cm and in excellent condition.
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Queen Mother Head in Terracotta - IFE - Bini Edo - Bronzes of Benin (late 20th century)
Also called Edo, the Bini ethnicity is renowned for its artistic productions that are similar to those of the Yorubas.
The foundry workshops primarily worked for the service of the king (Oba) and the court.
This know-how remains a richness of their cultural heritage.
It is with Ozolua's son, Oba Esigie, who reigned from 1504 to 1550, that the kingdom reached its peak, especially in the fields of arts and culture.
English explorers reported that Esigie could raise an army of twenty thousand men in a single day, and up to one hundred thousand men if necessary.
The title of queen mother was created by Esigie to celebrate his mother, Idia. The oldest queen heads, made of brass and masterpieces of Benin art, date back to this period.
Height 22 cm
Height 22 cm
Width 10 cm
Very handsome face
Queen Mother Head in Terracotta - IFE - Bini Edo - Bronzes of Benin (late 20th century)
Also called Edo, the Bini ethnicity is renowned for its artistic productions that are similar to those of the Yorubas.
The foundry workshops primarily worked for the service of the king (Oba) and the court.
This know-how remains a richness of their cultural heritage.
It is with Ozolua's son, Oba Esigie, who reigned from 1504 to 1550, that the kingdom reached its peak, especially in the fields of arts and culture.
English explorers reported that Esigie could raise an army of twenty thousand men in a single day, and up to one hundred thousand men if necessary.
The title of queen mother was created by Esigie to celebrate his mother, Idia. The oldest queen heads, made of brass and masterpieces of Benin art, date back to this period.
Height 22 cm
Height 22 cm
Width 10 cm
Very handsome face
Details
Country of Origin
Benin
Period
Late 20th century
Material
Terracotta
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Excellent condition
Title of artwork
Ife Head - 27cm
Height
22 cm
Width
12 cm
Depth
10 cm
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