Olowe Of Ise Veranda Posts (LEFT To RIGHT): Royal Wife With Twin Daughters

Enthroned King and Senior Wife (Opo Ogoga), AND Royal Warrior on Horseback From the palace of the king of Ikere, Ekiti region, Nigeria. Yoruba, 1910/1914. Wood and pigment, 60 × 12-1/2 × 16” (152.5 × 31.75 × 40.6 cm) each. Photograph 1964. Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York, Marion Stratton Gould Fund (71.13) (royal wife).

Yoruba
The Yoruba people have been known throughout history as prolific carvers.
Olowe of Ise (c.1873–1938) was one of the most important Yoruba artists of the early twentieth century.

He was a royal court carver. One of most well-known pieces is the figural column sequence of the king’s palace at Ikere.