French collection of African tribal art. Terracotta head inspired by Ifé commemorative portraits. Grainy black patina. Abrasions and cracks. In African art, the artistic movement to which this type of African works belongs is named after the ancient religious capital of Nigeria, Ifè, one of the many city-states established by the Yoruba. This civilization succeeded the Nok civilization. This city-state of Ilé-Ifé, whose growth peaked from the 12th to the 15th century, had an artistic tradition of royal portraits imbued with realism, funerary effigies in bronze but also in terracotta. The parallel folds drawn on the neck would evoke the folds of flesh of prosperous notables, and the hollowed out parts would have been used to secure the king's beaded veil.
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