“Brass, Glass, and Terracotta: Classic Ile-Ife in the History of Yoruba Civilization” presented by Akinwumi Ogundiran, PhD, UNC Charlotte Chancellor’s Professor, and professor of Africana studies, anthropology, and history.
Learn about how the political leaders, intellectuals, scientists, and artists of Ile-Ife, an ancient city in west Africa, used innovations in metalworking, glassmaking, terracotta, and sophisticated statecraft to create a cosmopolitan city that gave shape to the Yoruba civilization and its enduring global legacies.