Tag: Benin
Empire: The Rise and Reign of Mighty Oyo
Oyo mastered large-scale horse warfare using a highly coordinated dual division (Image recreated from historical accounts for FN) The Oyo Empire stands as one of ... Read More
Custodians of Looted Heritage? The Foreign Museums Holding African Artefacts
Photo of the Benin bronzes display at the British museum (Wikimedia) For more than a century, some of the finest achievements of African art and ... Read More
Queens and Mothers of Afre Kh: Iyoba Idia, Queen Mother of Benin (Nigeria)
Queen Mother Idia was the mother of Oba Esigie in the ancient west African kingdom of Benin. From as early as the 11th century until ... Read More
Queens and Mothers of Afre Kh: The Warrior Queens of Dahomey (Republic of Benin)
Minos, imagined by Gencraft AI The kingdom of Dahomey, now called Republique du Benin is located in Western Africa, bordered by Togo on the west ... Read More
STOPPED Auction of Stolen 16th Century Benin Mask in London
The Queen Mother Idia Mask has been stolen for many decades (Photo by Cottonbro studio, Pexels) UPDATE: The Nigeria Liberty Forum (NBL) announced on Boxing ... Read More