The Olokun head reconsidered

The opportunity was taken in 2010 to carry out a full scientific and technical examination of the brass head from Ife, popularly known as the Olokun head, first published in 1912 by Leo Frobenius, together with a selection of other Ife heads that came to London for exhibition at the British Museum....

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Autores principales:	Paul T. Craddock, Janet Ambers, Maickel van Bellegem, Caroline R. Cartwright, Julie Hudson, Susan La Niece, Michela Spataro
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Lenguaje:	EN FR
Publicado:	OpenEdition 2013
Materias:	Olokun head authenticity metalworking metallography petrology sand casting Archaeology CC1-960 History of the arts NX440-632
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ef55c37549114cb7b6ece58f4434378f2021-12-02T10:48:09ZThe Olokun head reconsidered2431-204510.4000/aaa.266https://doaj.org/article/ef55c37549114cb7b6ece58f4434378f2013-09-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/aaa/266https://doaj.org/toc/2431-2045The opportunity was taken in 2010 to carry out a full scientific and technical examination of the brass head from Ife, popularly known as the Olokun head, first published in 1912 by Leo Frobenius, together with a selection of other Ife heads that came to London for exhibition at the British Museum. This was especially appropriate as on its last visit some 60 years previously, the Olokun head had been examined and condemned as a sand cast copy. The present study has established beyond doubt that the Olokun head is a hollow cire perdue or lost wax casting, very similar in technique and composition to the other heads. The balance of evidence suggests that this is the head unearthed at Ife in 1910.Paul T. CraddockJanet AmbersMaickel van BellegemCaroline R. CartwrightJulie HudsonSusan La NieceMichela SpataroOpenEditionarticleOlokun headauthenticitymetalworkingmetallographypetrologysand castingArchaeologyCC1-960History of the artsNX440-632ENFRAfrique Archéologie Arts, Vol 9, Pp 13-42 (2013)
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topic	Olokun head authenticity metalworking metallography petrology sand casting Archaeology CC1-960 History of the arts NX440-632
spellingShingle	Olokun head authenticity metalworking metallography petrology sand casting Archaeology CC1-960 History of the arts NX440-632 Paul T. Craddock Janet Ambers Maickel van Bellegem Caroline R. Cartwright Julie Hudson Susan La Niece Michela Spataro The Olokun head reconsidered
description	The opportunity was taken in 2010 to carry out a full scientific and technical examination of the brass head from Ife, popularly known as the Olokun head, first published in 1912 by Leo Frobenius, together with a selection of other Ife heads that came to London for exhibition at the British Museum. This was especially appropriate as on its last visit some 60 years previously, the Olokun head had been examined and condemned as a sand cast copy. The present study has established beyond doubt that the Olokun head is a hollow cire perdue or lost wax casting, very similar in technique and composition to the other heads. The balance of evidence suggests that this is the head unearthed at Ife in 1910.
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The Olokun head reconsidered

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