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Queen Mother Idia of Benin created in the Kingdom of Benin during the 16th century is a true masterpiece. Read more about her history.

Edo Figure, Benin, Nigeria

🎨 Lost Creations: Rediscovering Stolen Edo and Yoruba Art 🌍 Welcome to Lost Creations, where we embark on a captivating artistic journey that unveils the forgotten beauty of the Benin Heads from Edo State, Nigeria, and Yoruba artifacts from various Yoruba tribes. These cultural treasures were unjustly stolen during the English colonial rule and are currently scattered across museums worldwide. Join Lost Creations today and help us rewrite history, one brushstroke at a time.

Container of natural elements ... Traditionnaly, these gourds were used to store milk, honey or food. Made of calabash, they are decorated with beads, leahter, shells ... Calabash are ecological and can be found easily in Africa at a very affordable price. They give to your home a vintage and elegant touch. Palm wine container Grassfields region of Cameroon qcc.cuny.edu Gourd Horniman Museum and Gardens Long and beautifully shaped milk container from the Masai people ebay.ch Milk gourd…

Bamileke Gong 8, Cameroon

One of my favorite pieces is a Yoruba offertory bowl. The offertory bowl is predominantly supported on the head of an ‘allegorical’ leader. He holds a staff in his right hand and the ho…

Date: 16th century. Geography: Nigeria, Court of Benin. Culture: Edo peoples. Medium: Ivory, iron, copper (?). Dimensions: H. 9 3/8 x W. 5 x D. 3 1/4 in. (2...

What would it take to finally return the looted treasures of the African continent to their rightful owners? We spoke with curator Niama Safia Sandy about the future of African art repatriation.

16th c. Queen Mother Pendant Mask: Iyoba. Ivory, iron, copper sculpture, created by artists of the Edo people for the Court of Benin, Nigeria. @The Metropolitan Museum of Art.