According to Yoruba mythology was the center of the universe. Ife is the site of a unique art form first uncovered in the 1930th. Other Yoruba cities challenged Ife for supremacy is Ogbomoso (Ogbori-Elemoso), Ibadan (Eba-Odan), Oyo became the most powerful West African kingdom in the 16th and 17th centuries. I offers a summary description of the elaborate Economic, Political and Social structures of the Yoruba, the complex set of religious beliefs and the world famous art forms. Special thank's to my brother for the Love, Joy, and vitality that he gives to my life..