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Bronze Head from Ife

British Museum Objects in Focus


  • British Museum
  • by Editha Platte
Believed to represent a king, the beautiful bronze head in the British Museum is one of seventeen objects unearthed in 1938-9 at the town of Ife in Nigeria. The stunning naturalism and sophisticated craftsmanship of the objects challenged Western perceptions of African art at the time, which were largely based around abstract wooden figures. It was consequently assumed at first that they must have been made by Europeans or under European influence.

ISBN 9780714125923 | E | PB+
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Publisher British Museum
ISBN 9780714125923
Author(s) Editha Platte
Publication date March 2010
Edition Paperback with flaps
Dimensions 210 x 147 mm
Illustrations 25 col.ill. | 5 bw.ill.
Pages 64
Language(s) Eng. ed.
Publisher British Museum Press