We have so far spoken of African artists mainly in the mass or at least in the plural. Now we would like to put them forward in their individual aspect, for every artist has his own personal style, which we can identify, and is as much of an artistic individualist as his Western counterpart.

William Fagg, African Sculpture, 1964

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Tradition in Yoruba Art
The Oriki, or celebration, of the Masters
Yoruba artistic process
Two excerpts from the film Ete/Gelede Ceremonies among the Western Yoruba
Yoruba sculpture in the Metropolitan's collections
Resources
Aknowledgements

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