Art X EDO

The best of contemporary arts and crafts in Edo State, Nigeria. “The heart ♥️ beat of the Nation”.

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(Ugie Erha-Oba): Ugie Erha-Oba, is a traditional ceremony that takes place during the annual Igue festival; the ceremony is performed by the Oba(king) of Benin Kingdom in which the king pays homage to the past Obas and all paternal ancestors.
•Artist - @iamenotie
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Telegraphic stool used to send a message to the Oba of Benin who'd been exiled by the Brits, — https://t.co/EWZGdAKktw

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•Artist: @anothersoloartist
•Title: Edeloyo - For a moment the king was a woman (The Untold Story)
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Today on #artxedofeatures is ‘Omulú’ Dominator of epidemics, lord of the land. Obaluaê, my eternal father. Give health 2 our mind Give health 2 our body Strengthen & invigorate our spirit so that we can face all the evils & misfortunes of matter”.
#videocredit : @relatosdeaxe

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Ready for action. The #VISIONAVTR tested by experts.

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Standing tall at The National Theatre in Lagos is the statue of an Iyoba. The statue was designed by Felix Idubor (1928–1991).

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as the Cooperative Bank building at Ibadan and the House of Parliament in Lagos.”. - Y. A. Grillo; Juliet Highet. 'Felix Idubor', African Arts, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Autumn, 1968), p. 34.

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@Blue_Laa The people doing the analysis are not edo, so don’t pay them any attention! You wrote what you wrote and it’s true.

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Edo girls are actually very pretty.

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trade in ivory, palm oil, and pepper with #Portuguese and #Dutch traders, for whom it served as a link with tribes in the interior of western Africa. 6/6

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Oba Ozolua, King of Benin Kingdom(1481–c. 1516)receiving Portuguese traders in 1489.
Oba Ozolua is referred to as the greatest warrior-king of Benin Kingdom (now Benin City in modern Nigeria), because of his(Oba Ozolua) ability to extend the boundaries of Benin from the 1/6

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craftsmen were organized into guilds, and the kingdom became famous for its ivory and wood carvers. Its brass smiths and bronze casters excelled at making naturalistic heads, bas-reliefs, and other sculptures. From the 15th through the 18th century Benin carried on an active 5/6

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the merrygo round of my Oga them. I will not advise them to fix it! No I won't!
I will not advise them to fix our home or send their precious children back home, Covid 19 will. Kol khara, now they can eat their shit in fear for the good of all of us. Thanks Covid 19”. 3/3

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•Kol Khara - An Ode to #covid19
•Artist - @GodsonOsarenren

“Covid 19 is a blessing to all of us in this urban jungle(Nigeria) Because 1/3
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they can now stay at home and dare not take a flight for any slight ache.
They seek 2 ban our noisy source of light when we still wallow in ageing darkness. Infighting without insight of what is right,2/3