Esie
Esie is a small Yoruba town near llorin in Kwara State.
Many soapstone figures where found in the bush near this town.
The figures, numbering more than eight hundred, are the largest collection of stone curving in Africa.
The figures are full of dignity and are near realism.
Some stand on short legs while others sit on mushroom-shaped stools and hold objects in their hands.
The figures either wear hats or specially designed head-dresses.
They also wear beads around the neck, and sometimes round the wrist.
The faces have striations like those of Ife.
Some of the female figures kneel in front of water pots.
The origin of the figures is not known.
They are, however, used
as objects of worship.
seen also→
Benin Art
Igbo-Ukwu Art
Ibibio Art
Ife Art
Owerri Art
Nok Art
Tsoede
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