{"id":31932,"date":"2026-11-01T19:42:55","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T18:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/?page_id=31932"},"modified":"2026-11-04T15:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T14:13:14","slug":"nigeria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Nig\u00e9ria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"opa-ref\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 0.85em; line-height: 1.5;\"><em><strong>Image d&rsquo;en-t\u00eate :<\/strong> T\u00eate royale d&rsquo;If\u00e9, alliage de cuivre, XIVe-XVe si\u00e8cle, British Museum (<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:British_Museum_Room_25_Head_of_a_king_Ife_17022019_5147.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC0)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"opa-soutien\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0 0 1.6em;\">\n<form style=\"display: inline-block; margin: 0 0 .4em;\" action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\"><input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"QSSRVLDUKP2MG\" \/><input style=\"border: 0;\" title=\"Faire un don avec PayPal\" alt=\"Faire un don avec PayPal\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/fr_FR\/FR\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><\/form>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/soutenir\/\">Soutenir mon travail<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/abonnements\/\">Tout lire sans limite<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Livres-Orazio-Puglisi\/s?rh=n%3A301061%2Cp_27%3AOrazio+Puglisi\">Mes livres<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<style>.opa-art{font-size:1.04em;line-height:1.75}.opa-art h2{margin-top:1.6em}.opa-art h3{margin-top:1.8em;color:#7a1f2b}.opa-fig{position:relative;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);width:min(1000px,94vw);margin:2.2em 0}.opa-fig img{width:100%!important;height:auto!important;max-width:none!important;display:block;box-shadow:0 10px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.25);border-radius:3px}.opa-fig figcaption{max-width:720px;margin:.8em auto 0;font-size:.82em;line-height:1.5;text-align:center;opacity:.8}.opa-lettrine:first-letter{float:left;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:3.4em;line-height:.9;padding:.05em .12em 0 0;color:#7a1f2b}.opa-biblio{font-size:.92em}<\/style>\n<style>.opa-gal{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(240px,1fr));gap:16px;margin:1.6em 0;position:relative;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);width:min(1100px,94vw);background:#fbf8f3;padding:18px;border-radius:8px;box-sizing:border-box;color:#222}.opa-gal figure{margin:0}.opa-gal img{width:100%!important;height:220px!important;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.2)}.opa-gal figcaption{font-size:.78em;line-height:1.4;margin-top:.4em;opacity:.9}.opa-vidbox{position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;margin:1.2em 0;border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.25)}.opa-vidbox iframe,.opa-vidbox video{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0}.opa-dl li{margin:.4em 0}.opa-dl a{font-weight:600}<\/style>\n<div class=\"opa-art\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">L&rsquo;art au Nig\u00e9ria : de Nok aux bronzes d&rsquo;If\u00e9 et du B\u00e9nin<\/h2>\n<p class=\"opa-lettrine\">Le <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nigeria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nig\u00e9ria<\/a> poss\u00e8de l&rsquo;une des plus longues et des plus prestigieuses traditions artistiques d&rsquo;Afrique. Des terres cuites de <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Culture Nok<\/a>, vieilles de plus de deux mille ans, aux bronzes raffin\u00e9s d&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Igbo-Ukwu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Igbo-Ukwu<\/a>, des t\u00eates naturalistes d&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/If%C3%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If\u00e9<\/a>, qui stup\u00e9fi\u00e8rent les Europ\u00e9ens au XXe si\u00e8cle, aux c\u00e9l\u00e8bres <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bronzes_du_B%C3%A9nin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bronzes du royaume du B\u00e9nin<\/a>, ses artistes ont cr\u00e9\u00e9 des chefs-d&rsquo;\u0153uvre comparables aux sommets de l&rsquo;art universel. Au XXe si\u00e8cle, Aina Onabolu, puis l&rsquo;\u00e9cole de Zaria et l&rsquo;\u00e9cole de Nsukka ont fait du Nig\u00e9ria l&rsquo;un des grands foyers de l&rsquo;art moderne africain.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"opa-fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Erected_Nok_Terracotta.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/15\/Erected_Nok_Terracotta.jpg\/1920px-Erected_Nok_Terracotta.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Terre cuite de Nok\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Terre cuite de la culture Nok, Ier mill\u00e9naire av. J.-C. <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Erected_Nok_Terracotta.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Nok, la plus ancienne sculpture d&rsquo;Afrique subsaharienne<\/h3>\n<p>D\u00e9couvertes \u00e0 partir de 1943 dans des mines d&rsquo;\u00e9tain du centre du pays, les terres cuites de la culture <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Culture Nok<\/a> (vers 900 av. J.-C. &#8211; 300 apr. J.-C.) repr\u00e9sentent des t\u00eates humaines aux yeux triangulaires perc\u00e9s, aux coiffures \u00e9labor\u00e9es, et des personnages assis. Elles sont la plus ancienne sculpture figurative connue en Afrique au sud du Sahara.<\/p>\n<h3>Igbo-Ukwu et If\u00e9<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"opa-fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:9th_century_bronze_ceremonial_pot,_Igbo-Ukwu,_Nigeria.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/40\/9th_century_bronze_ceremonial_pot%2C_Igbo-Ukwu%2C_Nigeria.JPG\/1920px-9th_century_bronze_ceremonial_pot%2C_Igbo-Ukwu%2C_Nigeria.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Vase d'Igbo-Ukwu\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Vase c\u00e9r\u00e9moniel en bronze, Igbo-Ukwu, IXe si\u00e8cle <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:9th_century_bronze_ceremonial_pot,_Igbo-Ukwu,_Nigeria.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 3.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Au IXe si\u00e8cle, \u00e0 Igbo-Ukwu, dans le pays igbo, des bronziers r\u00e9alisent par la technique de la cire perdue des vases, des coquillages et des pendentifs d&rsquo;une virtuosit\u00e9 stup\u00e9fiante, couverts de minuscules insectes et de perles. Entre le XIIe et le XVe si\u00e8cle, la ville sainte yoruba d&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/If%C3%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If\u00e9<\/a> produit des t\u00eates en laiton et en terre cuite d&rsquo;un naturalisme id\u00e9alis\u00e9, repr\u00e9sentant ses rois (<em>oni<\/em>). D\u00e9couvertes en 1938, elles ont boulevers\u00e9 la vision europ\u00e9enne de l&rsquo;art africain.<\/p>\n<h3>Les bronzes du royaume du B\u00e9nin<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"opa-fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Benin_Bronzes_-_British_Museum_-_Joy_of_Museums_(cropped).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/68\/Benin_Bronzes_-_British_Museum_-_Joy_of_Museums_%28cropped%29.jpg\/1920px-Benin_Bronzes_-_British_Museum_-_Joy_of_Museums_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Bronzes du B\u00e9nin au British Museum\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Plaques en laiton du royaume du B\u00e9nin, British Museum <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Benin_Bronzes_-_British_Museum_-_Joy_of_Museums_(cropped).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dans le royaume d&rsquo;Edo (\u00e0 ne pas confondre avec l&rsquo;actuel B\u00e9nin), la corporation des fondeurs de bronze travaille exclusivement pour l&rsquo;<em>oba<\/em> (roi) de Benin City depuis le XIIIe si\u00e8cle. Plus de neuf cents plaques ornaient les piliers du palais, montrant le roi, ses guerriers, les dignitaires et les marchands portugais. Les masques-pendentifs d&rsquo;ivoire de la reine-m\u00e8re Idia (XVIe si\u00e8cle) sont des chefs-d&rsquo;\u0153uvre absolus. En 1897, une exp\u00e9dition militaire britannique pille le palais et disperse des milliers d&rsquo;\u0153uvres dans les mus\u00e9es occidentaux ; leur restitution fait aujourd&rsquo;hui l&rsquo;objet de discussions, et plusieurs mus\u00e9es ont commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 rendre des pi\u00e8ces au Nig\u00e9ria.<\/p>\n<h3>La reine-m\u00e8re Idia<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"opa-fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Queen_Mother_Pendant_Mask-_Iyoba_MET_DP231460.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/d\/d3\/Queen_Mother_Pendant_Mask-_Iyoba_MET_DP231460.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled\" alt=\"Masque-pendentif de la reine-m\u00e8re\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Masque-pendentif de la reine-m\u00e8re (Iyoba), XVIe si\u00e8cle, Metropolitan Museum <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Queen_Mother_Pendant_Mask-_Iyoba_MET_DP231460.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Le masque-pendentif en ivoire de la reine-m\u00e8re Idia, m\u00e8re de l&rsquo;oba Esigie (d\u00e9but du XVIe si\u00e8cle), port\u00e9 \u00e0 la ceinture lors des c\u00e9r\u00e9monies, est devenu un symbole de l&rsquo;Afrique : il a servi d&#8217;embl\u00e8me au Festival mondial des arts n\u00e8gres (FESTAC) de Lagos en 1977.<\/p>\n<h3>L&rsquo;art yoruba et le XXe si\u00e8cle<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"opa-fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:British_Museum_Room_25_Gelede_mask_Yoruba_people_17022019_5003.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/2c\/British_Museum_Room_25_Gelede_mask_Yoruba_people_17022019_5003.jpg\/1920px-British_Museum_Room_25_Gelede_mask_Yoruba_people_17022019_5003.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Masque Gelede\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Masque Gelede, Yoruba, British Museum <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:British_Museum_Room_25_Gelede_mask_Yoruba_people_17022019_5003.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Les Yorubas sculptent des masques Gelede, dans\u00e9s en l&rsquo;honneur des \u00ab m\u00e8res \u00bb, des statuettes de jumeaux (<em>ibeji<\/em>) et des portes de palais, comme celles du grand sculpteur Olowe d&rsquo;Ise. Au XXe si\u00e8cle, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aina_Onabolu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aina Onabolu<\/a> est le premier peintre nig\u00e9rian de chevalet ; puis <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ben_Enwonwu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Enwonwu<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uche_Okeke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uche Okeke<\/a> et <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bruce_Onobrakpeya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bruce Onobrakpeya<\/a> cr\u00e9ent un art moderne nourri des traditions. Les \u0153uvres de ces artistes modernes ne sont pas encore dans le domaine public.<\/p>\n<h3>Les grands artistes<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-chrono\">\n<li>Les sculpteurs de Nok (vers 900 av. J.-C. &#8211; 300 apr. J.-C.)<\/li>\n<li>Les bronziers d&rsquo;Igbo-Ukwu (IXe si\u00e8cle)<\/li>\n<li>Les sculpteurs d&rsquo;If\u00e9 (XIIe-XVe si\u00e8cle)<\/li>\n<li>La corporation des fondeurs du B\u00e9nin (Igun Eronmwon)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Olowe_d'Ise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olowe d&rsquo;Ise<\/a> (vers 1873-1938)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aina_Onabolu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aina Onabolu<\/a> (1882-1963)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ben_Enwonwu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Enwonwu<\/a> (1917-1994)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bruce_Onobrakpeya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bruce Onobrakpeya<\/a> (n\u00e9 en 1932)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Chronologie<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-chrono\">\n<li><strong>vers 900 av. J.-C.<\/strong> \u2014 D\u00e9but de la culture Nok<\/li>\n<li><strong>IXe si\u00e8cle<\/strong> \u2014 Bronzes d&rsquo;Igbo-Ukwu<\/li>\n<li><strong>XIIe-XVe s.<\/strong> \u2014 T\u00eates d&rsquo;If\u00e9<\/li>\n<li><strong>XVIe si\u00e8cle<\/strong> \u2014 Masques de la reine-m\u00e8re Idia<\/li>\n<li><strong>1897<\/strong> \u2014 Pillage de Benin City<\/li>\n<li><strong>1938<\/strong> \u2014 D\u00e9couverte des t\u00eates d&rsquo;If\u00e9<\/li>\n<li><strong>1960<\/strong> \u2014 Ind\u00e9pendance du Nig\u00e9ria<\/li>\n<li><strong>1977<\/strong> \u2014 FESTAC \u00e0 Lagos<\/li>\n<li><strong>2022<\/strong> \u2014 Premi\u00e8res restitutions de bronzes du B\u00e9nin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Galerie<\/h3>\n<div class=\"opa-gal\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Arte_yoruba,_nigeria,_testa_da_ife,_12-15mo_secolo.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/9\/9a\/Arte_yoruba%2C_nigeria%2C_testa_da_ife%2C_12-15mo_secolo.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled\" alt=\"T\u00eate d'If\u00e9\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>T\u00eate d&rsquo;If\u00e9, XIIe-XVe si\u00e8cle <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Arte_yoruba,_nigeria,_testa_da_ife,_12-15mo_secolo.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 3.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Image_of_Nok_Terracotta.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/ed\/Image_of_Nok_Terracotta.jpg\/1920px-Image_of_Nok_Terracotta.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Terre cuite de Nok\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Terre cuite de Nok <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Image_of_Nok_Terracotta.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Bronze_ceremonial_vessel_in_form_of_a_snail_shell,_9th_century,_Igbo-Ukwu,_Nigeria.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/83\/Bronze_ceremonial_vessel_in_form_of_a_snail_shell%2C_9th_century%2C_Igbo-Ukwu%2C_Nigeria.JPG\/1920px-Bronze_ceremonial_vessel_in_form_of_a_snail_shell%2C_9th_century%2C_Igbo-Ukwu%2C_Nigeria.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Igbo-Ukwu\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Vase en forme de coquillage, Igbo-Ukwu <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Bronze_ceremonial_vessel_in_form_of_a_snail_shell,_9th_century,_Igbo-Ukwu,_Nigeria.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 3.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:At_the_British_Museum_2024_019.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/c0\/At_the_British_Museum_2024_019.jpg\/1920px-At_the_British_Museum_2024_019.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Bronzes du B\u00e9nin\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Plaques du royaume du B\u00e9nin <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:At_the_British_Museum_2024_019.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Queen_Mother_Pendant_Mask-_Iyoba_MET_DT1676.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/4\/4c\/Queen_Mother_Pendant_Mask-_Iyoba_MET_DT1676.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled\" alt=\"Masque de la reine-m\u00e8re\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Masque de la reine-m\u00e8re Idia <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Queen_Mother_Pendant_Mask-_Iyoba_MET_DT1676.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mask,_Yoruba,_Gelede_-_Glenbow_Museum_-_DSC00322.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f3\/Mask%2C_Yoruba%2C_Gelede_-_Glenbow_Museum_-_DSC00322.JPG\/1920px-Mask%2C_Yoruba%2C_Gelede_-_Glenbow_Museum_-_DSC00322.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Masque Gelede\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Masque Gelede, Glenbow Museum <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mask,_Yoruba,_Gelede_-_Glenbow_Museum_-_DSC00322.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3>\u00c0 voir<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-dl\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Benin+Bronzes+documentary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Les bronzes du B\u00e9nin<\/a> (vid\u00e9os YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Ife+heads+art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Les t\u00eates d&rsquo;If\u00e9<\/a> (vid\u00e9os YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Nok+terracotta+documentary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La culture Nok<\/a> (vid\u00e9os YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pour aller plus loin en ligne<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-dl\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/about-us\/british-museum-story\/contested-objects-collection\/benin-bronzes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bronzes du B\u00e9nin, British Museum (en anglais)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalbenin.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Benin (catalogue en ligne des bronzes)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pour aller plus loin<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-biblio\">\n<li>Frank Willett, <em>Ife in the History of West African Sculpture<\/em>, 1967.<\/li>\n<li>Barbara Plankensteiner (dir.), <em>Benin. Kings and Rituals<\/em>, 2007.<\/li>\n<li>B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Savoy, <em>Le Long Combat de l&rsquo;Afrique pour son art<\/em>, 2023.<\/li>\n<li>Voir aussi <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/chronologie-des-mouvements-artistiques\/\">Chronologie des mouvements artistiques<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/afrique-de-louest\/\">Afrique de l&rsquo;Ouest<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/la-peinture-africaine\/\">La Peinture Africaine<\/a> et <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/les-arts\/\">Les Arts<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image d&rsquo;en-t\u00eate : T\u00eate royale d&rsquo;If\u00e9, alliage de cuivre, XIVe-XVe si\u00e8cle, British Museum (Wikimedia Commons, CC0) Soutenir mon travail \u00b7 Tout lire sans limite \u00b7 Mes livres L&rsquo;art au Nig\u00e9ria : de Nok aux bronzes d&rsquo;If\u00e9 et du B\u00e9nin Le Nig\u00e9ria poss\u00e8de l&rsquo;une des plus longues et des plus prestigieuses traditions artistiques d&rsquo;Afrique. 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