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Kingdom of Ife: sculptures from West Africa

Portisch, Anna

Africa (London. 1928), 2011-05, Vol.81 (2), p.345-347 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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Título:
Kingdom of Ife: sculptures from West Africa
Autor: Portisch, Anna
Assuntos: 14th century ; African antiquities ; Archaeology ; Clay ; Exhibitions ; Museums ; Sculpture ; Shrines
É parte de: Africa (London. 1928), 2011-05, Vol.81 (2), p.345-347
Descrição: (ProQuest: ... denotes non-US-ASCII text omitted.) This major British Museum exhibition displayed a fascinating range of brass, copper, terracotta and stone artefacts from the West African city-state of Ife (in present-day Nigeria) deriving mainly from the eleventh-fourteenth centuries. Rather than being stylized types, they have individual traits and features. [...]as brass and copper were not locally extracted but obtained through trade, it was speculated that outsiders, if not a foreign culture altogether, might have been responsible for the production of the sculptures. The use of glass and carnelian beads, and the depiction of the adornment of figures with cowry shells indicates trade connections and wealth. [...]the presence of an artistic tradition of producing cast brass and copper sculptures in itself suggests trade, exchanges and dialogue with wider North and West African artistic and crafts traditions.
Editor: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Idioma: Inglês

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