Significance of Benin (Edo) Culture in Nigeria

WEEK 10

TOPIC: Significance of Benin (Edo) Culture in Nigeria

1. The artwork of Benin reflects the rich history, culture and tradition of the Benin people. These were projected in the carvings of their heroes, ancestral gods and festivals. Benin bronzes were produced for the kings.

2.It projected the Benin people and Nigeria to foreign countries. Benin bronze works are one of the best-known of all Nigerian artworks. The looting of the treasured artworks during the British invasion led to the popularisation of the Benin artworks globally.

3. It exposed one of the earliest civilisations in Nigeria to the outside world. People have come to appreciate the people who produced beautiful objects with the advanced technology of casting in lost…