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The Benin bronze sculpture tradition is thought to have derived from or been influenced by that of the older nearby Kingdom of Ife in southwest Nigeria. [5] [6] [7] While the collection is known as the Benin Bronzes, [18] like most West African "bronzes" the pieces are mostly made of brass of variable composition.
The royal arts of the Benin Kingdom of southern region Nigeria affirm the centrality of the Oba, or divine king, portraying his divine nature. While recording the kingdom's significant historical events and the Oba's involvement with them, they also initiate the Oba's interactions with the supernatural and honor his deified ancestors, forging a continuity that is vital to the kingdom's well-being.
The Guild of Benin Bronze Casters preserves Benin history and historical artifacts.The guild's artworks transmit Benin history across generations. [10] The Oba of Benin holds authority over their activities and grants franchises to craftsmen with ancestral ties to Igun Street, where past generations practiced bronze and brass craftsmanship for Obas.
The Netherlands says it will return more than 100 Benin Bronzes that British troops looted from Nigeria in the late 19th Century and which ended up in a Dutch museum.
Many Benin works of art entered the European art market after the Benin Expedition of 1897 – Four cast bronze heads of the queen are known and are currently in the collections of the British Museum in London, [1] the World Museum in Liverpool, [2] the Nigerian National Museum in Lagos, [3] and the Ethnological Museum of Berlin. [4]
Reclaiming the past. For Nigerian Azu Nwagbogu, the director of the African Artist Foundation in charge of curating the Benin National Pavilion, Hazoumé’s experience is a significant ...
Benin Altar Tusks (Edo: Aken’ni Elao) are ivory artefacts from the Benin Kingdom in present-day Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.These tusks date back to the 16th century and measure approximately 61 inches (1,500 mm) in height, 5.2 inches (130 mm) in width, 4.7 inches (120 mm) in depth, and weighing 25 kilograms (55 lb) according to a sample at the British Museum.
"Lower Niger Bronze Industry" is essentially a catch-all term [1] referring either to any unattributed "Bronze" (in reality, copper alloy) work produced in the Lower Niger, [2] or, more commonly, to every "Bronze" work produced in the Lower Niger which cannot be immediately attributed to more famous traditions of Benin and Yoruba (particularly Ife) metallurgy.