The mask was worn by a dancer in the Ododua ceremony ... At the moment, many museums still hold hundreds of pieces of Benin art. These artefacts are important to the people of modern-day Africa ...

Female Rangers Deterring Poachers in Kenya Now new voices are emerging across Africa to revive masks as a creative art form in novel ways. Perhaps the best-known example is Benin's Romuald ...

This rare ivory mask, now in the Al-Thani collection in Paris, is one of five similar ivory hip pendants produced for the ceremonial use of the Oba, the ruler of the Edo people. It is thought to ...

The University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art has become the first in ... tusks, likeness of Benin's rulers, and sacred masks, the bulk of which now reside with state museums in Europe.

His "Primitive Art" exhibitions attracted collectors ... the Benin Kingdom - tried to stop the sale at Sotheby's of a Benin ivory mask. In fact, although he did not know this, it was a mask ...

PORTO-NOVO- Spectators poured into Benin's capital for a new festival celebrating traditional masks over the weekend as the West African country seeks to attract visitors and showcase its cultural ...

has called them “great works of art” and “triumphs of metal casting.” Image A pendant mask at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Items from the Benin Bronzes are in major museums and ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. The three-day Porto Novo Mask Festival drew participants from across Benin as well as neighbouring Togo and Burkina Faso. There was excitement in the ...

The three-day Porto Novo Mask Festival drew participants from across Benin as well as neighbouring Togo and Burkina Faso. There was excitement in the crowd as spectators caught sight of some ...