Ife brass head, It may have been a portrait of a member of the Oni of Ifes court or of the Oni himself. It was made using the lost wax casting method and it could have been used in annual rites of purification as a personification of the ruler. Nigeria ,Ife Period: 12th 15th c Wunmonije, Ife
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