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Ife Bronze Heads

Ife Bronze Heads – Top 20 Things You Should Know

5) The heads depict historic individuals and heroes of Ife, spiritual home of the Yoruba

6) 16  of the heads including the Obalufon mask  are life size

7) All 3 of the crowned heads are 3/4  of life size

8)  Fact 7  above disproves the theory that the heads were cast in death from the actual heads of a dead king/dead kings. Exemplary  sculpting skill was used to craft the naturalistic features of the heads.

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