YORUBA HORSEMEN ARCHIVES, NIGERIA

The figures below have been sold and are left here for educational and research purposes.

For UNSOLD Yoruba Horsemen, GO TO YORUBA HORSEMEN PAGE

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YORUBA, Epa Headdress 20, 38" high, SOLD

Yoruba Horseman 1, 31" high, SOLD

Yoruba Horseman 2, 26" high, SOLD

Yoruba Horseman 4, 44" high, SOLD

Yoruba Horseman 5, 11" high, SOLD

Yoruba Epa Horseman 18 37" high SOLD	Yoruba Epa Horseman 23 55" high SOLD

Figures were placed on altars in shrines or displayed at special ceremonies. Leaders and ancestors were often displayed on horseback to support their status as great warriors or leaders. Several are depicted in colonial wear.

The works from the Epa association honor deities and cultural heroes at masked festivals. The large base heads, of deceased ancestors, are treated with less naturalism than the superstructure. They depict and honor warriors, hunters and rulers with their entourages in impressive sculptural form.