Yoruba Stone Sculptures: Ife, Esie, Eshure and Igbajo Predominantly made from quartz, talc (soap stone), granite and feldspar Ranges from relative naturalism to abstraction Subject matter are anthropomorphic and zoomorphic (human and animal figures) as well as utilitarian objects including stools Large concentration found in Esie which is located in Northeastern Yorubaland

Aworo, (ritual specialist) invoking the spiritual forces/presences in the mist of the images

Male figure, Esie, 800-500 B.P 12th-15th century Soapstone (talc) 88x30 cm

Seated Male figure, Esie, 800-500 B.P Soapstone(talc) 67x50 cm.

Seated female figure, Esie, 800-500 B.P Soapstone, 26 inches

Male figure, Esie, 800-500 B.P 17.3/8 inches.

Seated Male figure, Esie, Soapstone, 800-500 B.P, 39.3/4 inches

Head, Esie, Soapstone, 800-500 B.P 11.3/4 inches

Devotee prostrating before the stone images, Esie

Opa Oranyan, Granite shaft, appr,. 18ft.

Idena, the gate keeper, Ife. Granite

Figure in Honor of Esu, Igbajo, Granite, 25 inches.

Guardian Figure, Eshure-Ekiti, Granite, 600 B.P 42 inches.

Female figure, Granite, 400-300 B.P 53x16x22 cm.

Throne ( ritual stool) Ife, Quartz 900-500 B.P 53 cm.

Stool for Oro, Ife, Granite 800-500 B.P 34.5x14x29 cm

Metal objects from: Tsoede, Tada and Ilorin

Load bearer (Arugba), Roof Pillar, Brass, 40.5 inches

Horse rider, Brass, 37.8 inches

Base of the roof pillar Brass, 34 inches.

Seated figure, Tada, Copper, 13th-14th century, 53.7x34.3x36cm

Standing figure with clasped, Tada, Copper, 22.1/4 in

Figure of a bowman, Jebba, Tin-bronze, 36.1/4 in

The three objects from the village of Tada

Figure of a man, Tada, Tin-Bronze, Early 14th century, 115x26 cm.

The bowman from Tada

Bird