Ile-Ifẹ̀ (inhabited place). Africa - Nigeria - Osun. Longitude: 004 33 36 E. Latitude: 07 28 55 N.
Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: Iron age site, the oldest town of the Yoruba people who consider it a holy city and the legendary birthplace of mankind. The Ife kingdom is well known for artworks of terra-cotta heads and bronze pieces produced in the 12th-13th centuries.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Sound recording from the papers of Professor Frank Willett of his dictated report of a field trip to Ife Kabba, Nigeria in 1967.
Collection
Identifier: UNLS012
Dates:
1967.