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The Benin Bronzes are more naturalistic than most African art of the period. The bronze surfaces are designed to highlight contrasts between light and metal. [92] The features of many of the heads are exaggerated from natural proportions, with large ears, noses, and lips, which are shaped with great care. [93]
Benin art is the art from the Kingdom of Benin [1] or Edo Empire (1440–1897), a pre-colonial African state located in what is now known as the Southern region of Nigeria. [2] Primarily made of cast bronze and carved ivory , Benin art was produced mainly for the court of the Oba of Benin – a divine ruler for whom the craftsmen produced a ...
Hugh Honour and John Fleming, A World History of Art, 1st ed. 1982 (many later editions), Macmillan, London, page refs to 1984 Macmillan 1st en. paperback. ISBN 0333371852. Blackmun Visonà, Monica et al. A History of Art in Africa (2001) Prentice Hall, New York ISBN 0-13-442187-6. Ross, Emma George. "African Christianity in Ethiopia". In ...
A few bronze markers now highlight significant spots for Black history in Macon, thanks to the efforts of several Macon organizations who unveiled the markers Monday.
Like most West African "bronzes" the piece is actually made of copper alloyed with other metals, described by the British Museum as "heavily leaded zinc-brass".Modern practice in museums and archaeology is increasingly to avoid terms such as bronze or brass for historical objects in favour of the all-embracing "copper alloy". [4]
Igbo art (Igbo: Ǹkà Igbo) is any piece of visual art originating from the Igbo people. The Igbo produce a wide variety of art including traditional figures, masks, artifacts and textiles, plus works in metals such as bronze. Artworks from the Igbo have been found from as early as 9th century with the bronze artifacts found at Igbo Ukwu.
It houses collections of 17th-century Dutch paintings, 18th- and 19th-century British and European art, 19th-century South African works, a large contemporary collection of 20th-century local and international art, and a print cabinet containing works from the 15th century to the present.
Okukor is the name given to a bronze statue of a cock from West Africa, held by Jesus College, Cambridge, from 1905 to 2021. One of the Benin bronzes , it was taken from the Kingdom of Benin during the Benin Expedition of 1897 , a punitive expedition dispatched to punish the Oba of Benin after a Royal Niger Company delegation was ambushed and ...