Misplaced Pages

Yoruba art: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 21:14, 25 February 2008 editLeolaursen (talk | contribs)Rollbackers12,919 editsm Categorizing article - You can help!← Previous edit Revision as of 18:17, 14 July 2008 edit undoBwjsmartdude (talk | contribs)551 editsNo edit summaryNext edit →
Line 1: Line 1:
]
The ] of South Western Africa (] Republic, ] & ], also including parts of ], ] & ]), has a very rich and vibrant artisan community, creating traditional and contemporary art.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.africaresource.com/ijele/issue5/olajubu.html | title=The Place of Susanne Wenger's Art in Yoruba Religion | accessdate=2008-02-25}}</ref> The custom of art and artisans among the Yoruba is deeply routed in ] literary corpus indicating the deities Ogun, Obatala, Oshun and Obalufon as central to creation mythology including artistry (ie the art of humanity) The ] of South Western Africa (] Republic, ] & ], also including parts of ], ] & ]), has a very rich and vibrant artisan community, creating traditional and contemporary art.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.africaresource.com/ijele/issue5/olajubu.html | title=The Place of Susanne Wenger's Art in Yoruba Religion | accessdate=2008-02-25}}</ref> The custom of art and artisans among the Yoruba is deeply routed in ] literary corpus indicating the orishas Ogun, Obatala, Oshun and Obalufon as central to creation mythology including artistry (ie the art of humanity)


Over the years many have come to cross foreign ideas of artistry and contemporary art with the traditional art forms found in West Africa. Over the years many have come to cross foreign ideas of artistry and contemporary art with the traditional art forms found in West Africa.

Revision as of 18:17, 14 July 2008

Yoruba bronze head sculpture, Ife, Nigeria c. 12th century A.D.

The Yoruba of South Western Africa (Benin Republic, Nigeria & Togo, also including parts of Ghana, Cameroon & Sierra Leone), has a very rich and vibrant artisan community, creating traditional and contemporary art. The custom of art and artisans among the Yoruba is deeply routed in Ifá literary corpus indicating the orishas Ogun, Obatala, Oshun and Obalufon as central to creation mythology including artistry (ie the art of humanity)

Over the years many have come to cross foreign ideas of artistry and contemporary art with the traditional art forms found in West Africa.

Commentary

Promoting Yoruba Identity

The traditional art forms among the Yoruba include but not limited to; beading, braiding, tattooing, mogley-us clay and ceramic, bronze, weaving and dying, sculpting etc.

References

  1. "The Place of Susanne Wenger's Art in Yoruba Religion". Retrieved 2008-02-25.
Categories: