YORUBA NINE CENTURIES OF AFRICAN ART AND THOUGHT Henry John Drewal and John Pemberton III with Rowland Abiodun Edited by Allen Wardwell ‘The Center for African Art in association with Harry N. Abrams Inc., Publishers, New YorkFoluso Longe Sin Re O 1940 — 1987 Yoruba: Nine Centuries of African Art and Thought is published in conjunction with ao exhibition of the same tile organized and presented by ‘The Center for African Art, New York. Atthe time Of publication additional presentations of the exhibition are scheduled at: The Art Institute of Chicago; The National Museum, of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; The Cleveland Museum of Art; The New Orleans Museum of Art; and. the High Museum of Art, Atlanta ‘The exhibition is supported hy grants [rom the National Endow- ment for the Humanities; The National Endowment for the Arts; New York State Council on the Ants, and the Anne S. Richardson Pund. Design: Linda Florio Production: Red Ink, Copyright 1989 @ The Center for African Art. All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced without writen permission from ‘The Center for African Art 54 Kast 68th Street New York City 10021 Trade edition is distributed by Harry N. Abrams Inc., 100 Fifth. Avenue, New York City 10011 Library of Congress catalogue card no, 89-2182 Clothiound ISBN 0-8109-17947 Paperbound) 0-945802-04-8 Prinved in Japan1/The Yoruba World REPUBLIC NIG OF BENIN ‘ BORGL Ubarihay kisi eluboho c Oke tho Hanae seyine dain Haye KETU * Kew Meko. Ithadan~, EGBA Abeokuca OHORI Ayetord thara-Orile ila ® < Joge-Orile GBADO lato. Isagba twoye# gs Hebu-Ode « 1JEBU Ikorodu Togho, Of ‘Ado Gdo awor® Lagos Map of YORUBALAND 020 6 _% 100 Kilometers a aaa TT © 0 100 12 slgberd Terme Imosan—“s\tmmewuro JjebuiMusin mes oldovo Ogbomoso . Offa Hlobu Etim Kuta” Osogbo, ° Bdee * Tjpsh, ties lest elke 1 FE = Aporme lebbas ONDO slic YAGBA Oro OmuAran 2 gtloft Osi lorin tla-Orangun eToure ebajo BS eT Elon Alaise 1GBIRA Bifon kere» hye . AKOKO Akure 9 Owo awo Benin SOKO