MASKS OF THE ANCIEN AFRICAN.

Africa has a rich history of its people

its countries and its rulers.It is the
country which is the most rich in
recourses , today we will discuss
about some of the left over ruins of
the african people.

Made by :-
Junaid Saeed
 Masks are the most
important art form of
the Dan people of
Liberia. The Dan
people refer to these
masks as gle or ge,
terms that refers
BOTH to the physical mask and the
individual spirits the mask is believed
to embody during masquerade
performances.THESE MASKS ARE MADE UP
OF WOOD.
Art form of the
Dan people
 IFE COPPER MASK

IFẸ̀ (YORUBA: IFẸ̀, ALSO ILÉ-IFẸ̀) IS AN ANCIENT YORUBA CITY IN SOUTH-WESTERN

NIGERIA. THE CITY IS LOCATED IN PRESENT-DAY OSUN STATE. IFE IS ABOUT 218
KILOMETERS NORTHEAST OF LAGOS WITH A POPULATION OF 509,813, WHICH IS THE
HIGHEST IN OSUN STATE ACCORDING TO POPULATION CENSUS OF 2006.
ACCORDING TO THE TRADITIONS OF THE YORUBA RELIGION, ILÉ IFÈ WAS FOUNDED BY THE
ORDER OF THE SUPREME GOD OLODUMARE BY OBATALA. IT THEN FELL INTO THE HANDS OF
HIS BROTHER ODUDUWA, WHICH CREATED ENMITY BETWEEN THE TWO.ODUDUWA CREATED A
DYNASTY THERE, AND SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THIS DYNASTY BECAME RULERS OF MANY
OTHER KINGDOMS IN YORUBALAND. THE FIRST OÒNI OF IFE IS A DESCENDANT OF ODUDUWA,
WHICH WAS THE 401ST ORISHA. THE PRESENT RULER SINCE 2015 IS OBA ADEYEYE ENITAN
OGUNWUSI OJAJA II, OONI OF IFE WHO IS ALSO A NIGERIAN ACCOUNTANT. NAMED AS THE
CITY OF 401 DEITIES, IFE IS HOME TO MANY WORSHIPPERS OF THESE DEITIES AND IS WHERE
THEY ARE ROUTINELY CELEBRATED THROUGH FESTIVALS.
 THE BENIN IVORY MASK IS A MINIATURE SCULPTURAL PORTRAIT IN
IVORY OF IDIA, THE FIRST IYOBA (QUEEN MOTHER) OF THE 16TH
CENTURY BENIN EMPIRE, TAKING THE FORM OF A TRADITIONAL
AFRICAN MASK. THE MASKS WERE LOOTED BY THE BRITISH FROM THE
PALACE OF THE OBA OF BENIN IN THE BENIN EXPEDITION OF 1897.
ALMOST IDENTICAL MASKS ARE KEPT AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM IN LONDON
AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART IN NEW YORK CITY.BOTH FEATURE
SERENE FACE OF THE QUEEN MOTHER WEARING A BEADED HEADDRESS, A
ADED CHOKER AT HER NECK, SCARIFICATION HIGHLIGHTED BY IRON INLAY ON
FOREHEAD, AND ALL FRAMED BY THE FLANGE OF AN OPENWORK TIARA AND
LLAR OF SYMBOLIC BEINGS, AS WELL AS DOUBLE LOOPS AT EACH SIDE FOR
ATTACHMENT OF THE PENDANT.
METALIC
ART
The Harn Museum of Art at the University
of Florida is exploring the roles of metal
objects in sustaining and enhancing life in
African communities in the exhibition
“Peace, Power and Prestige: Metal Arts in
Africa.” The exhibition includes a diverse
range of iron, brass, bronze, gold, copper,
and silver works created by artists in sub-
Saharan Africa between the 9th and 21st
centuries.