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Meisterstück. Sehr Schöne Oni Porträt des alten Königreichs von Ife (Nigeria)

Material Bronze, dunkle Patina, schönes Objekt.

Herkunft: Nigeria ( No Cameroun Kopie )

Abmessungen: Höhe 30 cm , Gewicht 3,4 Kilo.

 

 

 

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Bronze head with a serene expression of the face, and the striations represent facial scarifications,

 

which are characteristic of the"Classical" period of the Ife Art.

 

The holes on the neck allow the mask to be attached to a wooden simulacrum for exhibitions to the public during the ceremonies.

 

In the Yoruba tradition, the grooves on the neck, were considered a sign of beauty

 

 

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The Bronze of the Benin kingdom disocvered during a punitive expedition by the britisch in 1897 opened the eyes of the

 

western world to the sofistication of art that existed in Africa dating back to the 15Th century.


Originally all Benin art would have been made in onor of the king " Oba" .
 


 


 

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Benin History

For over six hundred years the city of Benin was the capital of a prosperous, well-organized empire of the same name. At its peak during the 15th and 16th centuries, the empire stretched from Dahomey to the Niger River and reached to the Atlantic coast in places. The Edo tell of Prince Oranmiyan, who was called from the city of Ife to restart the monarchy after his father Ododua's exile from Benin and wanderings to the west. Oranmiyan fathered Eweka I, who in the 12th century became the first Oba of the present dynasty. The present ruler, Erediauwa I, is the 38th Oba of the dynasty.

The palace in Benin was the height of a complex feudal society characterized by widespread competition for power, prestige and wealth. The arrival of the Portuguese around 1485 created a new era of prosperity and rapid expansion. The Portuguese provided economic and militaristic strength for the kingdom, acting as a conduit for overseas trade and fighting in Benin military campaigns.

Conflicts stemming from colonial ambitions helped bring about the conquest of the kingdom in 1897, when an official British delegation was ambushed en route to see the Oba, despite his unwillingness to meet with it. In retaliation, the British sent the Oba into exile and burned the palace. In order to further weaken the Oba, and to deter additional bloodshed --the Oba had made sacrifices to the gods—the British, in keeping with the tradition of war booty, removed over two thousand objects from the palace. These objects—including the Oba's primary symbol of power, his coral-beaded wardrobe—were auctioned to defray the costs of the military expedition.

 
                                                                                       

                                                                                               

                                                                                                                        

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The shipping costs of the objects from Germany includes packing and insurance up to 500 euro and tracking number, if it is send with DHL Germany . The pack will be posted within 24 hours of payment, with a usual eventual arrival of 4 to 6 working days.

Objects of little size to 2 kilograms can be send also with priority mail international . This will take 5-10 days.

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All objects are  as described .If it is not, you get back your moeney 100%.     

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 shipping cost for this item         dhl express

shipping + insurance

       priority mail        combined shipping

      every  additional item
Germany      9,90 Euro                                  2 Euro
Europe     18,90Euro                      2 Euro
U.S.A.     42 Euro                      5 Euro
worldwide     42 Euro                      5 Euro

 

 

 


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