The importance of this quote is that it is very motivational: it invited the people to be active participants in the affairs of their country and to work towards the greater good of the country, leaving egocentric demands aside.
In twelfth-century West Africa, the artists did bronze and terra-cotta sculptures for the Royal Court of Ife. An example is the Bronze Head from Ife. This artwork was believed to represent a king. Another artwork is the Bronze Head of Queen Idia.
