Saturday, January 16, 2010

BINI BRONZE





001.


ODUDUWA 29cm x 12cm $225.00








002



IFE QUEEN 23cm x 8cm $225.00









003.


OBA OF BENIN 29cm x 12cm $255.00

004.
LEOPARD 36cm x 25cm $65.00


















005.


FESTAC MASK 35cm x 22cm $125.00



















006.


LEOPARD 36cm x 25cm $65.00





















007. ELEPHANT 36cm x 25cm $65.00























008. DANCERS 23cm x7cm $75.00






















009. DANCERS 23cm x 8cm $75.00










010. NATIVE DOCTOR 23cm x 8cm $75.00


Sunday, September 6, 2009

Edo ivory mask 18472

(Edo ivory mask 18472)
Pendant ivory mask, court of Benin, 16th century

Copper sculpture from Benin

Copper sculpture from Benin showing the mix of weapons that co-existed side by side during the colonial era. Note firearms in the right hand of one figure, and traditional swords held by others.

Prince Ekaladerhan the powerful warrior

The original people and founders of the Benin Empire, the Bini, were initially ruled by the Ogisos (MEANS Kings of the Sky). The city of Ubini (later called Benin City)Prince Ekaladerhan was a powerful warrior that was when this artifact was made after him in about 1180 AD and the son of ogiso well loved,later received the title of Ooni of Ife. He changed his name to 'Izoduwa,' (which in his native language meant, 'I have chosen the path of prosperity') and became The great Oduduwa, also known as Odudua, OĆ²dua and Eleduwa, of the Yoruba. On the death of his father, the last Ogiso, a group of Benin Chiefs led by Chief Oliha came to Ife, pleading with Oba (King) Oduduwa to return to Benin to ascend the throne. Oduduwa's reply was that a ruler cannot leave his domain but he had seven sons and would ask one of them to go back to Benin to become the next King.
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