Ife: The First Kingdom of the Yoruba

 

Figure of a king, Ita Yemoo, Ife (late 13th-early 15th century, copper alloy).

Ife or Ile-Ife is the spiritual home of the Yoruba because according to Yoruba religion it was the first kingdom created on earth. Obatala, after creating the earth, became its first ruler before later returning to heaven.

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