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Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 2:37am On Dec 29, 2011
Negro_Ntns:


Well, in planning and sustaining a balanced society, the primary ingredient is diversity. Currently, we exist as a foreigner in sovereignty with other foreigners and we all are living under the burden of a foreign political legacy practicing foreign world religions. If Nigeria dissolves and Yoruba is idnependent, there will be a push to return to a Yoruba philosophy. We will at that time face many challenges in the social order, diversity. . . . . whether of religion, population, economy or politics will be a big headache!

True
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by drnoel: 7:00pm On Dec 29, 2011
wonderful
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 9:17pm On Dec 30, 2011
drnoel:

wonderful
glad you like the documentary
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 6:47pm On Jan 06, 2012
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 5:48pm On Jan 13, 2012
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 1:29pm On Jan 18, 2012
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 2:13pm On Jan 18, 2012
Lost wax casting
http://www.lost-wax-casting.com/AFRICA%20c%201,500%20A.D.htm
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by Nobody: 12:43am On Jan 19, 2012
Thank you for the videos and link! It is time we start telling the stories by ourselves.
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 4:55am On Jan 19, 2012
all4naija:

Thank you for the videos and link! It is time we start telling the stories by ourselves.

You welcome and you are right; this is where it starts
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 2:32pm On Mar 18, 2012
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 2:35pm On Mar 18, 2012
African Artworks in Bronze, Stone and Ceramics
http://www.authenticafricanbronzesandceramics.com/
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 2:51am On Jun 16, 2012
BBC's New Documentary Series On The "Lost Kingdoms Of Africa"
https://www.nairaland.com/963453/bbcs-new-documentary-series-lost
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by tpia5: 5:45am On Jun 16, 2012
the 16th century southwestern kingdoms shouldnt really be so hard to decipher or so mysterious, imo.

most parts of the west have very detailed records of that period, and i'm wondering why its not the same for places like ife, etc.
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 10:42am On Jun 16, 2012
tpia@:
the 16th century southwestern kingdoms shouldnt really be so hard to decipher or so mysterious, imo.

most parts of the west have very detailed records of that period, and i'm wondering why its not the same for places like ife, etc.

Interesting, I though it was the same for Ife: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ife
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 12:17pm On Jul 06, 2012
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by tpia5: 4:37am On Jul 09, 2012
i think we need to figure out the purpose of the oranyan staff in ife and what those marks on it stand for.

like i pointed out previously, i feel they are indicators of a journey or kingdoms.

the staff itself possibly functioned as a sundial of sorts.
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 5:21pm On Jul 09, 2012
tpia@:
i think we need to figure out the purpose of the oranyan staff in ife and what those marks on it stand for.

like i pointed out previously, i feel they are indicators of a journey or kingdoms.

the staff itself possibly functioned as a sundial of sorts.

Good topic, I feel you should create a brand new forum on that topic, so their would be attention devoted to it
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by tpia5: 7:12pm On Jul 09, 2012
I should, but the topic has already been discussed extensively on some other thread ( maybe this one).


I need to look it up.

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Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 6:01pm On Jul 17, 2012
tpia@:
I should, but the topic has already been discussed extensively on some other thread ( maybe this one).


I need to look it up.

where is the thread?
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by tpia5: 1:56am On Jul 18, 2012
i'd have to search for it.
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 5:14am On Jul 18, 2012
tpia@:
i'd have to search for it.

oh ok
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by tpia5: 4:32pm On Jul 18, 2012
I was analyzing things on this thread:

https://www.nairaland.com/770881/art-architecture-yorubaland/12

pg 12 and 13.

didnt get very far however.
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 11:29am On Jul 19, 2012
tpia@:
I was analyzing things on this thread:

https://www.nairaland.com/770881/art-architecture-yorubaland/12

pg 12 and 13.

didnt get very far however.

I can see, I think the issue is finding enough sources on that topic but still a good topic
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by tpia5: 2:18pm On Jul 19, 2012
True, not enough sources and in addition, sometimes i do not feel like dealing with thread derailers who are backed by the mods

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Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 12:43pm On Jul 20, 2012
tpia@:
True, not enough sources and in addition, sometimes i do not feel like dealing with thread derailers who are backed by the mods

True it isn't worth it
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by Horus(m): 11:54pm On Nov 02, 2012
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 11:49am On Nov 07, 2012
Horus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB4TVq8ek8s

African History - Ile Ife

Thanks for the video
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by anonymous6(f): 4:15pm On Feb 04, 2013
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Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by PAPAAFRICA: 3:30am On Apr 14, 2013
TerraCotta:

what do you think of some who link ile ife and lost wax casting to Indonesians? i think they mostly think so because of the non "negroid" features you find of the brass castings, the asian shaped eyes and the bridge of the noses. i never understood why their features are the way they are though.
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by PAPAAFRICA: 4:02am On Apr 14, 2013
these pieces of art are truly glorious if everyone tries to claim them grin
Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by PhysicsHD: 4:19am On Apr 14, 2013
PAPA AFRICA: what do you think of some who link ile ife and lost wax casting to Indonesians? i think they mostly think so because of the non "negroid" features you find of the brass castings, the asian shaped eyes and the bridge of the noses. i never understood why their features are the way they are though.

Who the hell links this art to Indonesia? shocked

Many books and articles have been published by scholars that have studied the art for over a century. There is no cultural, artistic, historical, geographical, physical or any other kind of connection between this art and Indonesia.

And the people depicted in the art are clearly black. Where's this stuff about "non-negroid" features coming from?

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Re: BBC's Documentary On The 'Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King' by PAPAAFRICA: 4:25am On Apr 14, 2013
PhysicsHD:

Who the hell links this art to Indonesia? shocked

Many books and articles have been published by scholars that have studied the art for over a century. There is no cultural, artistic, historical, geographical, physical or any other kind of connection between this art and Indonesia.

And the people depicted in the art are clearly black. Where's this stuff about "non-negroid" features coming from?
http://www.rogerblench.info/Archaeology/Africa/Indonesia%20West%20Africa%20connection.pdf
http://books.google.ca/books?id=lc4UAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA213&lpg=PA213&dq=ife+indonesia&source=bl&ots=6b4mIx_Gs4&sig=J5ARG2e_4tPcYrS4puNdmEbJXH4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=du1pUY7NKImQ2gXR6YGgAw&ved=0CG0Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=ife%20indonesia&f=false

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