The city of Ife, in present-day Nigeria, is famous for its a…

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The city of Ife, in present-day Nigeria, is famous for its artistic heritage, particularly its

  1. Adire textiles
  2. Beadwork
  3. Terracotta sculptures ✓
  4. Wooden masks
Explanation

Ife is famous for its lifelike terracotta sculptures, made of baked clay. Artists there also made fine bronze and brass heads, about the 12th to 15th centuries.

Adire is a cloth dyed in Abeokuta and Ibadan. Beadwork and wooden masks are not what Ife is best known for.

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