Wunmonije compound

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Wunmonije compound is a historically significant site in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, renowned as a major findspot of ancient Ife bronze and terracotta artworks central to Yoruba cultural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
historical site ⓘ
artStyle naturalistic bronze sculpture ⓘ
naturalistic terracotta sculpture ⓘ
associatedWith Ife civilization ⓘ
Ooni of Ife ⓘ
chronology circa 12th–15th century CE ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culture Yoruba people ⓘ
discoveryPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
documentedIn scholarship on Ife art ⓘ
studies of Yoruba archaeology ⓘ
foundInExcavation Ife bronze heads ⓘ
Ife terracotta heads ⓘ
royal regalia artifacts ⓘ
heritageStatus key site for Yoruba art history ⓘ
importance major findspot of classical Ife art ⓘ
inferredFunction royal or elite residential compound ⓘ
influenced global understanding of African classical art ⓘ
knownFor Ife bronze heads ⓘ
Ife terracotta sculptures ⓘ
naturalistic royal portraiture ⓘ
locatedIn Ile-Ife ⓘ
Osun State ⓘ
Southwestern Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Western Nigeria

Yorubaland ⓘ
materialFound bronze ⓘ
copper alloy ⓘ
terracotta ⓘ
partOf ancient city of Ife ⓘ
religiousContext Yoruba religion ⓘ
researchField African art history ⓘ
Yoruba studies ⓘ
archaeology of West Africa ⓘ
significantFor Yoruba cultural heritage ⓘ
ancient Ife art ⓘ
archaeological discoveries ⓘ
urbanContext palace area of Ile-Ife ⓘ

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Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture → foundAt → Wunmonije compound ⓘ