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Edo priests and priestesses, keepers of Benin Kingdom’s sacred traditions.

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Edo priests and priestesses, keepers of Benin Kingdom’s sacred traditions.

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Edo priests and priestesses, keepers of Benin Kingdom’s sacred traditions.

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Benin Kingdom Priestesses: where spirituality, tradition, and history converge through generations of sacred service.

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Ewua messenger figures refer to cast sculptures of men with cross-shaped pendants worn around their necks and so-called cat’s whiskers scarification on both cheeks, which is thought to denote ‘foreigners’ or non-Edo peoples, and the round-topped cap or hat with open areas.

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The Agba is regarded as the stool of judgement, and according to oral tradition, it originated during the Ogiso dynasty.

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HEAD OF AN OBA
16th century, Kingdom of Benin.

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Head of a Queen mother.
Kingdom of Benin.

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Head of a Queen, ca. 17th Century.
Benin Kingdom.

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Head of a Sovereign State, Kingdom of Benin (1490–1550).

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Philosopher King

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So, we appeal to Edo hia (all Edo) to heed to our warnings; learn to subordinate the interest of self to that of the whole community; see yourself first as ovbiedo(child of Edo) before a member of this party or that Society. It is only by so doing that the strength in you will come out and be sustained..." An excerpt from the speech read by Oba Erediauwa on his coronation day Friday, March 23 1979.

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@theOlaBola @Achilles0055199 You have never been in a debate with any Edo historian! Reference a debate where you defeated an Edo person

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@theOlaBola @Achilles0055199 Enter the debate with your video if you have mind!

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Ohan of Benin, September 1950.
🎨 By Elizabeth Wolf

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The Oba of Benin prays to the ancestors.

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Western reaction to Benin bronzes |Civilizations-BBC