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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 ...
The Benin ivory mask is a miniature sculptural portrait in ivory of Idia, the first Iyoba (Queen Mother) of the 16th century Benin Empire, taking the form of a traditional African mask. [1] The masks were looted by the British from the palace of the Oba of Benin in the Benin Expedition of 1897 .
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.
Right view of ivory salt cellar. The kingdom of Benin existed in the southwestern region of Nigeria in modern Edo state, Nigeria.According to scholars the kingdom of Benin (also known as the Edo Kingdom, or the Benin Empire) originated around the year 900 by the Ogiso kings, it is said between the eleventh and the thirteenth a member from the Oba dynasty would take control of the state. [6]
The Igbesanmwan is a hereditary guild of ivory carvers in the Benin Kingdom, a pre-colonial African state located in present-day Edo State, Nigeria.Members of the Igbesanmwan guild hold the responsibility of crafting ivory items, including masks, tusks, staffs, leopards, and various other symbols denoting royal authority and eminence, for the Oba (king) and the royal court.
The most important Late Antique work of art made of ivory is the Throne of Maximianus. The cathedra of Maximianus, ... Benin ivory mask, 16th century.
Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igbesanmwan (wood and ivory carvers) guild on display in The Cleveland Museum of Art. Aligned with the coral beaded crown on the top of the brass head, these tusks protruded upward and serve to connect the world of the living to the spirit realm of the ancestors. [2]
Two Benin Bronzes in London's British Museum A display of Benin Bronzes at the British Museum Single-figure plaque, mid-sixteenth to seventeenth century, cast copper alloy, Dallas Museum of Art. The Benin Bronzes that were part of the booty of the punitive expedition of 1897 had different destinations: one portion ended up in the private ...
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