Benin

Hierakonpolis. Whereas, the Benin Plaque, Equestrian Oba and Attendants purposes’ was to show the history of the royal lineage of Oba. In contrast, King Narmer’s original focus was rituals and the votive objects to offer to the God in temples. People who were rulers, elites, or anyone who could pay would only be able to create these items to be put in the temples. Another difference of The Palette of King Narmer was a way to show their piety. On the other hand, the Benin Plague, Equestrian Oba…

is the artwork worth: to the artist who made it? Or to the people who owned it? I believe that this art work was very valuable to the Oba because it provided a visual tradition to add to the audible tradition well established in Africa. Also, the Benin artists working in bronze were organized into a type of guild under royal decree and lived in a special area of the palace under the direct control of the Oba. Their quality was superior when the king was especially powerful, allowing him to…

Let take a closer look at the spiritual life of African with the art of ritual masks. Africa is the country of masks and wooden statues. Men were the ones who used masks during ritual dances. The masks’ images were sublime. The majority of African masks were highly stylized - completely change the shape of face and body. The images were simplified; the sizes of the balance were changed. This unique feature was completely unfamiliar with the art of the Renaissance which held a high respect to…

Museums worldwide face the moral dilemma of what to showcase in their collections. Some governments and citizens have questioned the legitimacy of the entitlement to some ancient artifacts that were taken during circumstances like war. Countries have requested cultural repatriation of their artistic works. Cultural repatriation is the return of cultural relics that have been taken from their homeland. Items from around the world, such as Rome, Scotland, and Africa have faced this difficult…

from its neighboring empire Oyo. Ife was most known for its artists who would create sculptures from bronze, stone, and terracotta. But this slowly became less and less as political power and money started to change with their neighboring kingdoms Benin and Oyo. Even though this kingdom was able to avoid most of the war with the Fulani the Empire ran into problems with having control over their slave trade with Owu. Though they did get into a war they had declared on Ibadan they were back lashed…

difficult to date and decipher meaning, although some of the best work comes from the Benin Kingdom. Assumed to be established in the 13th century, most of its power rose along the 16th century. The kingship was considered sacred and presented artworks dedicated to honor oba,his family, and his ancestors. As represented with works such as the cast-brass royal shrine depicting oba twice as the head of the Benin culture, the figures suggested they were portable hand altars to celebrate achievement…

The Sub-Saharan region lived independently before they began to trade with Europe. The region created many achievements still used today. Metalworking skills, strong political government and the balance of job specialization. Those specific achievements allowed the sub-Saharan region to advance without the need for trade, unlike other civilizations that only flourished when using trade. The Sub-Saharan region before trade had many achievements before the development of trade; metalworking…

the mass media, business leaders, trade unions, youth and women movement, schools, colleges in the activities for AIDS prevention. National AIDS and STD control programme should provide simple, clear and accurate information about AIDS in order to create public awareness and understanding of the dangers of the disease. Put more effort in the use of newspaper, radio, television, posters, roadside billboards, drama and songs contests to disseminate information about HIV and AIDS to the general…

Originally from Benin in Western Africa, Angélique Kidjo had the benefit of being born into a family where there was already artistic influences. From a very young age, this exposure to music and performance was to crucial in the development of learning about everything…

the Boers used their Calvinists tenets to justify setting up system of stratification separating the races. In Benin they had a very complex government which consisted of a King and three Chief Ministers was described by John Barbot in his account “A Description of Benin”.(E.W.C 9.10 pg.425). The complex government shows that they were no different in their superiority. “The king of Benin is absolute; his will being a…