Book contents
- Art and Risk in Ancient Yoruba
- Art and Risk in Ancient Yoruba
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Introduction: Risk, Art, and History
- Part I Art, Risk, and Identity
- Part II Politics, Representation, and Regalia
- 5 A Gallery of Portrait Heads: Political Art in Early Ife
- 6 Animal Avatars: Art, Identity, and the Natural World
- 7 Crowning Glory: The Art and Politics of Royal Headgear
- 8 Battling with Symbols: Staffs of Office, Menhirs, and Thrones
- Conclusions
- Glossary
- Interviews and Correspondence
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - A Gallery of Portrait Heads: Political Art in Early Ife
from Part II - Politics, Representation, and Regalia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2015
- Art and Risk in Ancient Yoruba
- Art and Risk in Ancient Yoruba
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Introduction: Risk, Art, and History
- Part I Art, Risk, and Identity
- Part II Politics, Representation, and Regalia
- 5 A Gallery of Portrait Heads: Political Art in Early Ife
- 6 Animal Avatars: Art, Identity, and the Natural World
- 7 Crowning Glory: The Art and Politics of Royal Headgear
- 8 Battling with Symbols: Staffs of Office, Menhirs, and Thrones
- Conclusions
- Glossary
- Interviews and Correspondence
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
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- Art and Risk in Ancient YorubaIfe History, Power, and Identity, c.1300, pp. 247 - 287Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015