Tag Archives: Ife and Benin

tada: ife styles

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Dave

Perhaps the extraordinary work of art ever to see the light in Africa is the seated figure below, first reported in 1921 in Tada,an obscure village on the banks of the Middle Niger. Together with a number of other sculptures, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged benin, benin bronze statues, Ife and Benin, kingdom of benin, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Nok figures, Nupe and Igala peoples, Nupe royal dynasty, Tada sculptures, Tsoede bronzes | Leave a comment

nok culture: nok, nok, who’s there? yoruba! yoruba who?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Dave

A common stock of philosophical and metaphysical speculation and belief. An internal coherence , secret wisdom and apprehension of realities equal to what the white man conceives themselves to have attained… If we look at the courtly arts of Ife … Continue reading →