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What does the art of Benin tell us?
Crocodiles and leopards, appear many times in the art of Benin. This brass plaque shows the Oba’s butchers carrying a cow to be sacrificed to the gods. The Oba sacrificed huge numbers of cattle ...
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What can we learn from the art of Benin?
On top of this one is a figure of the Oba with his attendants. At the moment, many museums still hold hundreds of pieces of Benin art. These artefacts are important to the people of modern-day ...
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Oba of Benin Explains Why Mother’s Burial Rites Is Coming 49 Years After Her Death
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has issued a statement explaining why the funeral rites of his mother, Iyoba Ewuare, II, is ...
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Oba of Benin announces funeral rites for mother 49 years after death
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has released the guideline of programmes for the funeral rites of his mother, Iyoba Ewuare, II, who died in 1976, which is 49 years ago. This is according to a ...
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Okpebholo overturns Obaseki’s policies, restores Oba of Benin’s full powers
The state government also withdrew the letter revoking the concession of the Oba ... Benin Royal Museum that will house the returned artefacts and is distancing itself from the Museum of West ...
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Oba of Benin passes vote of confidence in Edo first female CP
The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has passed a vote of confidence vote in Edo first female Commissioner of Police, Betty Otimenyin.
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Oba of Benin releases mother’s funeral program 49 years after death
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Sunday released programmes for the funeral rites of his mother, 49 years after her transition. DAILY POST reports that the Benin monarch who disclosed this in a ...
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Why Oba of Benin didn’t perform funeral ceremony late mother 49 years ago until now
The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, will perform the funeral rites of his late mother, Iyoba Omo N’Ikuoyemwen, Iyoba Ewuare II, ...
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Oba of Benin issues guidelines for mum’s funeral 49 years after death
49 years after her demise, the Oba of Benin, His Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, on Sunday released the programme of activities for the funeral rites of his mother, ...
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Benin chiefs reinforce ban on use of royal paraphernalia
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Thursday, reiterated that the use of traditional paraphernalia during funerals, marriages, birthday ceremonies, and social events by non-royal family members ...