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...The Nigerian authorities — including the current Oba, Ewuare II — have long campaigned for their return....
...I love the rich, vibrant imagery in Brazilian painter Antonio Obá’s 2022 work “Fata Morgana No 1”. A naked young boy seems to fly just above the surface of an azure blue pool....
...‘Egbo: Song of Praise for Oba Eware’ by Roseline Ogbodu, is courtesy of Digital Benin. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com...
...The Oba’s traditional gown, headdress and accessories were made in Ehikhamenor’s Lagos studio from thousands of orange, red and white rosary beads....
...The first issue, titled 1897, delves into the punitive British military expedition that crushed the kingdom of Benin, after its ruler, Oba Ovonramwen, defied the British empire....
...(Benin City and the oba of Benin have no connection to the nearby Republic of Benin.)...
...It was written for the most recent coronation of the Benin Oba....
...These royal seats once belonged to Oba Esigie and Oba Eresoyen, rulers of the ancient Kingdom of Benin (now part of Nigeria) in west Africa, but today they are better known for their fraught histories as...
...“The government is running out of options,” said Noriaki Oba, energy analyst and founder of Post-oil Strategy Institute....
...Whatever was significant the Oba [King] would tell the guild of bronzecasters to cast it in bronze. To keep a record. So taking them away was like yanking off pages of our history.”...
...There is even a nod to Metá Metá on the closing track, “Obá Iná”, pumped up with more brassy swagger than a Bond theme....
In an area where Canary Wharf looms large, Cian Oba-Smith finds a strong and diverse community
...Oba Ewuare II, the current king, has led efforts to recover the bronzes, including a request made during a visit from the British Museum in 2018....
...My grandfather was an Oba (Yoruba King). He ruled for over 50 years and wore these incredible hand woven cotton and silk agbadas — lavishly embroidered robes....
...But Ms Oba said the country’s slowing economy, exacerbated by the trade war, could affect the industry’s best-laid plans....
...When I visited Benin City in September, the Oba talked about the value of having objects both in Benin City — allowing an African audience to engage with their cultural heritage — and in museums across the...
...The first issue, titled “1897”, delves into the punitive British military expedition that crushed the kingdom of Benin, after its ruler, Oba Ovonranwen, defied the British empire....
...In 1897, British forces raided the kingdom’s royal palace in an attempt to overthrow the Oba....
...“Their playbook is raising tensions when they see fit, then conducting engagement when it serves their purposes,” said Mintaro Oba, a former US diplomat....
...This role was first created in the 16th century by the then king Oba Esigie in order to honour his mother, Queen Idia, for her strength and support....
...Newly crowned Oba of Benin Kingdom Eheneden Erediauwa is guided through a symbolic bridge by the palace chiefs during his coronation in Benin city, Nigeria. Photo Akintunde Akinleye/Reuters...
...Photographs: Cian Oba-Smith...
...I t once decorated the columns of the Oba’s palace in the kingdom of Benin, in modern-day Nigeria....
...The traditional closer, “Obá Kosô”, buzzes up into a chanted, horn-laden climax....
...to be then in his twenties, becomes leader 2017 President Donald Trump warns of “fire and fury” if the US or its allies are threatened after a series of missile launches by Pyongyang Portraits by Cian Oba-Smith...
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