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Lagbaja

Sculptures of Ancient Nigeria: Nok, Igbo Ukwu, Ife, Benin (Edo-Bini) 2500 BP (500 BC) –1897 AD

Map of Nigeria depicting the ancient culture areas

Conceptual basis of African Art Visual Metaphors Emotional & Social Proportions Head—site of spirituality and personality

Nok: the birth of Art in Africa Oldest sculpture in Africa south of the Sahara Dates back 2500 BP—500 BCE Located on the plateau In North central Nigeria Characteristics: - Fairly naturalistic life size cylindrical heads and figures -Semi circular/triangular eyes -Flared nostrils -Pierced eyes, nose, mouth and ears -Elaborate coiffure

The Dinya Head Nok, Nigeria c. 500 BC – AD 200 ( 2500 – 1800 BP ) Terracotta 36 x 22.5 cm

Warrior Figure Nok, Nigeria Terracotta 88 x 23 x 20 cm (34 .6 inches)

Head of a Bearded Man, Nok (Sokoto) Terracotta, 2300 BP

Amulet statuette, Nok, Nigeria Terracotta, 2350 BP, h. 5.5 in

Kneeling male figure, Nok, Nigeria Terracotta 65.5 x 19 x 23 cm Based on style elements object might have Functioned as finials on rooftops

Human/Bird Composite Birdman, Nok, Nigeria Terracotta 47 x 20 x 22 cm

Statue on bended knee with Elephant and Feline, Nok, Terracotta, 2350 BP

Igbo Ukwu: Art of an ancient Aristocracy

Igbo Richard, Igbo Isaiah and Igbo Jonah Igbo Ukwu art comes from 3 Archaeological sites in southeastern Nigeria: Igbo Richard, Igbo Isaiah and Igbo Jonah -consists of objects made from bronze, terracotta, beads and Ivory -metal objects were made by the lost wax technique -they are believed to date to around 1100 BP(900 AD) -objects discovered in ancient burial chambers, shrines and storage areas -made by sophisticated bronze casting techniques Objects include bronze pendants, bowls, and shells With skeuomorphic ornamentations

Caroline Sasson’s rendering of the burial chamber of Igbo Richard, Depicting the priest-king, Igbo Ukwu, Water color,

Artistic rendering of the storage house From Igbo Isaiah, depicting some of the sacred objects on an altar

Roped Vessel on a stand, Igbo Ukwu, Leaded bronze, 1100 BP (900AD)

Staff finial or flywhisk handle With an equestrian motif, Igbo Ukwu, Nigeria 9th century (1100 BP) Bronze h. 15.7 cm (6 3/16 in.) Emotional/social proportion

Head Pendant Igbo Ukwu, Nigeria 9th Century (1100 BP) Bronze h. 7.6 cm Keloid like patterns on the face are marks of distinction and identity

Triton shell, Igbo Ukwu, Nigeria, Bronze, 1100 BP Skeuomorphic image of a snail shell

Ife: origin of Art and Life

Ife: Origins of Art and Civilization Art consists of objects in Terracotta, Leaded Brass, & Stone --objects date to 1000-500 BP (1000-1500AD) -art created for the ruling elite Style elements: Idealized naturalism Striations on the face Slightly elongated necks, with rolls of fat Careful modeling Heavily beaded figures with elaborate headdresses Full length figures and busts

Group of stylized abstract heads representing, inner spiritual head--site of personality Yoruba, (Ita Yemoo, Ife) Nigeria, terracotta, h. 13 cm(5 in); 19 cm(7.1/2 in); 16.5 cm (61/2 in) 16 cm (6 3/8 in)

Ooni (Ruler), Yoruba, (Ita Yemoo, Ife) Nigeria 12th -13th century (800-700 BP) Zinc brass (leaded brass) 47.1 x 17.3 x 16.3 cm Appro. h. 18 3/8 in Idealized naturalism Emotional proportion

King and Queen (Ita Yemoo pair), Ife, Nigeria, Bronze,14th-15th century

Lajuwa, royal usurper Terra-cotta, Ife, Yoruba, 12/15th cent. (odo) Ephebism: relative youthfulness

Fragment of an Executioner Ife, Nigeria 11th /13th century Terracotta

Head, Yoruba (Ife), Nigeria 12th-15th century (700-500 BP) Zinc brass (leaded brass) 31 x 9.5 cm Facial straitions; mannequin;

Seated figure, Yoruba, (Tada) Nigeria 13th-14th Century (700-600 BP), Copper 55. 7 x 34.4 x 36 cm h. 21 9/10 in. Figure washed at the river

Head of Olokun, god of wealth & the Ocean Ife, Nigeria Zinc Brass, 600-500 BP (14th-15th cent.) Leo Frobenius assumed this was Greek Poseidon or Roman Neptune Which belonged to the famed Atlantis

Oriolokun Reconfigured as Zumbi dos Palmares with Christ the Redeemer’s image in the distance, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Benin: foundation, zenith and demise Oranmiyan, Eweka Dynasty 1450-1897 Oranmiyan, Eweka Dynasty

The Royal Art of Benin Style Elements -Objects consist of commemorative busts and ritual items for members of the royal family Vast majority of art made in bronze, terracotta, and ivory Early Period (Warrior Kings 1450-1575 i.e 600-400 B.P ) Middle Period (Plaque Period, 1575-1700 i.e 400-300 B.P ) Late Period (Restoration Period 1700-1897 i.e 300-100 B.P ) Style Elements Thin castings, Busts depict beaded collars Delicately rendered features Careful attention to details, in terms of surface ornamentation Bust of Kings and Queen-mothers Plaques, animal imagery etc

Head of Oba, Benin, Nigeria, Brass and iron, early period, (500-400 BP) 8.25 in. (21 cm)

Head of an Oba, Late Period, Bronze Head of a king (oba), ca. 1550-1650 Unknown artist, Benin (Edo-Bini) Bronze Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 39.054 RISD Museum Head of an Oba, Late Period, Bronze

Head of a Queen Mother, Benin, Nigeria 16th century (400 BP) Brass h. 35 cm

Warrior Chiefs, Bronze Plaque, 400-300 B.P, 18.7/8 in

Plaque of warrior chiefs, Benin, Nigeria, 16th century (400 BP), brass 50 x 37 cm Social proportion--hierarchy

Portuguese Soldier, Plaque Period, Bronze

Palace Messenger, Bronze, Benin, Nigeria Late period

British Marines displaying their loot after the sack of Benin, 1897