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Bronze Ooni Head, 12th-15th Century. National Museum of Ife, Nigeria
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memorial shrine head | c. 1100s-1200s CE | ife, nigeria, ancient yoruba culture
"It is a memorial portrait head that comes from the royal city of Ife in western Nigeria, a center of economic, religious, and political power between 1100 and 1400...The vertical lines covering the woman鈥檚 face either reflect the traditional scarification designs used in the Ife kingdom or represent the veil worn by members of the royal family."
in the minneapolis institute of art collection
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Ife head: Brass head of a ruler, 11th century CE (Nigeria)
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