Metal Arts
Yoruban blacksmiths create sculpture from iron, through hand-beating, welding, and casting. Ogun is honored as the god of iron.
Metalworkers also create brass sculptures by lost-wax casting. Brass is seen as being incorruptible by the Ogboni Society.
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Ife head, terracotta, probably 12–14th centuries
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Another head from Ife from about the same time.
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Sculpure of a 'Queen Mother' from Benin.
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16th century ivory mask from Benin
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One of the Benin Bronzes, 16th-18th century, Nigeria.
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