Ewuare overthrew his brother ... The Obas used symbols in their art to justify their power. Click through the slideshow to discover why the Obas used certain symbols in their art.

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Martin Kimani, a former Kenyan diplomat, said his past work positions him to build on the Africa Center’s diverse programming that goes beyond art. With major gifts to leading arts institutions ...

The most popular and significant art work from Benin that is globally acclaimed is the Idia Mask, which was used for the 1977 FESAC hosted by Nigeria in Lagos. Oba Ewuare II is the present monarch.

BENIN – The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has authorized the chiefs, priests and priestesses of various deities in Benin Kingdom to lay curses on those who will henceforth abuse the royal ...

“Let it be known that HRM, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin, has directed the Chiefs, Priests, and Priestesses of various deities in the Kingdom to place a curse on anyone who engages in this abominable and ...

The king sent his son Prince Oranmiyan to restore peace to the Edo kingdom. Oba Ewuare Introduced hereditary succession (the heir to the throne is the current king's child). Oba Ozolua Believed to ...

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“Let it be known by the general public that His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare Il, CFR, Oba of Benin has directed the Chiefs, Priests and Priestesses of various ...

Oba Ewuare II, meanwhile, wants all the bronzes to be treated as his own possessions ... As objects that help us understand the evolution of naturalistic sculpture out of the rigid formalism of early ...