Ifẹ people
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The Ifẹ people are a Yoruba subgroup in southwestern Nigeria renowned for their ancient city of Ile-Ife, considered a spiritual and historical center of Yoruba civilization.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ife people | 1 |
| Ifẹ people canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba subgroup
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteAt | Ile-Ife ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Obatalá
ⓘ
surface form:
Obatala
Oduduwa ⓘ Orunmila ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture
ⓘ
surface form:
Ife bronze heads
Ife terracotta sculptures ⓘ |
| capitalOfKingdom | Ile-Ife ⓘ |
| considered | custodians of Yoruba origin traditions ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalCenter | Ile-Ife ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Ifa divination practices
ⓘ
naturalistic brass and copper sculpture tradition ⓘ sacred groves and shrines ⓘ |
| culturalInfluenceOn | other Yoruba subgroups ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Yoruba people ⓘ |
| ethnogenesisLinkedTo | ancient city-state of Ile-Ife ⓘ |
| hasDemonym |
Ile-Ife
ⓘ
surface form:
Ife
Ifè ⓘ
surface form:
Ifẹ
|
| historicalSignificance |
development of Yoruba art
ⓘ
early urbanization in West Africa ⓘ |
| knownFor |
highly naturalistic royal portraiture in metal
ⓘ
influence on later Yoruba kingdoms such as Oyo and Benin (cultural and artistic) ⓘ |
| language |
Yoruba
ⓘ
surface form:
Yoruba language
|
| locatedIn | Osun State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalStatusOfCity |
cradle of Yoruba civilization
ⓘ
place where the world was created in Yoruba cosmology ⓘ |
| partOf | Yorubaland ⓘ |
| primaryCity | Ile-Ife ⓘ |
| region |
Western Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Nigeria
|
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Yoruba religion ⓘ |
| speakDialectOf | Yoruba language ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionCenter | Ile-Ife ⓘ |
| traditionalRulerTitle | Ooni of Ife ⓘ |
| urbanCenterDevelopedBy |
Ile-Ife
ⓘ
surface form:
Ile-Ife city-state
|
| useScript | Latin alphabet for modern writing ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ife people