Tête Ifé
Oni Ifé head in bronze made with lost wax.
The grooves around the neck are considered as eminent signs of beauty, still today among the Yoruba. Ifé art is characterized by a beautiful balance of lines, a flagrant realism, and this serenity that seems to emanate from the representations of kings or queens.
Nigeria, Ifé ethnic group
Circa 1960.
22x23x41cm
