Morphology of Wooden Door Panels in the palace of Orangun of Ila in Igbomina land

Fine and Applied Arts

The artistic culture of any society has been the considerable symbol of identification of that society. Suffice it to examine the traditional architecture and Yoruba traditional artworks such as wooden door panels from the same perspective. The study of forms and structure of artistic narratives in the primordial architecture like palace in Yoruba land is beckoning for art historical attention especially in the manner the indigenous means of documenting history is fast drifting out of sight as a result of acculturation. This study expatiates on the morphology of wooden door panels as historical objects in the ancient palace of Ila-Orangun, the fountainhead of Igbomina kingdom so as to documents the findings in the annals of art history. Howbeit, literature abounds on wood carvings in Africa yet, there is dearth of publications on the morphological exploration of wooden door panels in Yoruba palaces. The accomplishment of the objectives of this paper is made possible through the adoption of a descriptive design with a qualitative approach to analyze the data collected. The study reveals the relevance of wooden door panels as cultural heritages of Yoruba traditional arts in the palace of Orangun of Ila.

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