Abstract
The wealth of the Old Oyo Empire apparently provided good platform for art and craft to thrive in the metropolis. However, at the collapse of Oyo in early eighteen century, and the subsequent relocation of the capital to the present Oyo, art practice amongst other traditions in the town suffered a great decline, For instance, only little traces of the ancient art reported by European missionary were recorded. For this reason scholarship on the art of Old Oyo and the extant arts are invariably lean. With the position of Old Oyo, being a virile art centre in the ancient time, and the continual practice of art in the present time, a study of the art is therefore necessary if a comprehensive Yoruba art historical record would be achieved. This study examined the origin and history of Old Oyo which was observed as a factor which propelled art creativity in the Oyo metropolis. Art types and the general practice were studied. The ingenious creativity among the ancient Oyo artists was also discussed. A comparative study of the ancient and the extant arts of Oyo were also made to verify a probable continuum in the old and the new arts. The study apparently observed some resemblance in the art practices of the two cultures. It also noted that the great versatility and vitality of Old Oyo art and craft were above the extant Oyo art practice.
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