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Yoruba

Yoruba live primarily in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo but also across the globe.

Dates

to today

Places

Africa > West Africa > Nigeria, Benin

Basics Works of Art Artists Periods, Cultures, Styles Curated Guides

Basics to get you started

Ife uncovered

Kingdom of Ife: Sculptures from West Africa

Works of Art

Ceremonial robe (agbádá ìlèkè), Yoruba artist

late 19th–early 20th century

Ibadandun woman’s wrapper, unrecorded Yoruba artist

Mid-20th century

Yorùbá artist, pair of twin figures (Ère Ìbejì)

late 19th–early 20th century

Olowe of Ise, Veranda Post of Enthroned King and Senior Wife

early 20th century

Ere Ibeji Figures (Yoruba peoples)

late 19th–early 20th century

Fagbite Asamu of Idahin and Falola Edun, Helmet Mask (Gelede)

c. 1930–71

Olowe of Ise, veranda post (Yoruba peoples)

before 1938

Artists

Bayon, the most notable temple at Angkor Thom (photo: Dmitry A. Mottl, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Bayon, the most notable temple at Angkor Thom (photo: Dmitry A. Mottl, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Fagbite Asamu of Idahin

Periods, Cultures, Styles

Ife head: Brass head of a ruler, 1300–1450, brass, made in Ife, 35 cm high (© Trustees of the British Museum)

Ife

Curated Guides to Yoruba

All Textbook Chapters

The arts of Africa, c. 18th–20th century

Textbook Chapter - Reframing Art History

Art, Adornment, and Identity in Africa

Textbook Chapter - Reframing Art History