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It took me 10 years and going to build what you are destroying, For as many followers you remove/deactivate or hide from...
24/12/2025

It took me 10 years and going to build what you are destroying, For as many followers you remove/deactivate or hide from ART X EDO page so shall the days of your live and that of your children's children be reduced, so shall the blessings of your life and your children's children be deactivated/hidden, so must it also be unto those who showed you the tools to bother my peace, Asé!

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20/12/2025

It took me Ten years and going to build what you are destroying, it shall never be well with you and those who showed you the tools to disturb my peace; both y'all and y'all generations shall suffer for this, so mote it be!For as many followers you hide or deactivate from ART X EDO Instagram or page, so shall the blessings of your life and that of your children's children to your 10th generation be hidden/deactivated/removed! So mote it be!

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So must it also be for those who gave you the tools to disturb my peace Ase!
12/12/2025

So must it also be for those who gave you the tools to disturb my peace Ase!

For every follower you remove/hide from this page, so shall the blessings of your life and that of your children's child...
12/12/2025

For every follower you remove/hide from this page, so shall the blessings of your life and that of your children's children to your 10th generation be removed/hidden Ase!
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18/11/2025

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(Ugie Erha-Oba): Ugie Erha-Oba, is a traditional ceremony that takes place during the annual Igue festival; the ceremony...
07/11/2025

(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.

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•Title - Uvbi | A stained glass piece. “Uvbi” is an Edo word used to refer to the daughters of the King, Chiefs, it is a...
16/10/2025

•Title - Uvbi | A stained glass piece. “Uvbi” is an Edo word used to refer to the daughters of the King, Chiefs, it is also generally used to refer to a young girl. •Artist - •
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16/10/2025

This brass throne stool, made for Oba Eresoyen of the Benin Kingdom (present-day Edo State, Nigeria) between 1735 and 1750, shows the expertise and symbolic complexity of royal regalia in Benin’s court tradition. Modeled after the throne of the 16th-century Oba Esigie, it honours a lineage of powerful rulers while asserting Eresoyen’s authority as a key patron of brass casting.

The design is rich in layered meaning: entwined pythons link the divine order, which is represented by the upper seat, with the natural world at the base. At the top, symbols of the sun, moon, and cross represent cosmic balance and creation. Ceremonial swords emphasize royal authority, while blacksmith tools (anvil, bellows, tongs, and hammer) evoke the shaping of civilization. The base features motifs from the natural and spiritual realms: monkeys, used in sacrificial rites, and the “trunk hand” (an elephant’s trunk ending in a human hand) symbolize Ọṣun’s hidden power within the forests. Frogs, representing water, allude to the marine deity Olókun, further anchoring the throne in the spiritual cosmology of the Edo people.

•Salt cellar, 16th century, Edo artist from Benin Kingdom.Carved for export to Europe, salt cellars originally consisted...
13/10/2025

•Salt cellar, 16th century, Edo artist from Benin Kingdom.

Carved for export to Europe, salt cellars originally consisted of two vertically linked spherical containers and served more as an indicator of status than a functional container. This piece is missing its lid and lower section. The figures on the bowl depict Portuguese men, identifiable by their costumes, beaklike noses and straight hair. The most unusual features--two n**e, adult male winged figures--are not typical of European angels or of any African figure, suggesting that the European model was not completely assimilated. The use of surface ornament and size to indicate relative importance are in keeping with Benin court art tradition, although the result here is notably different in style from traditional Benin figures. Featured in the museum’s permanent collection exhibition Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts.

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