In pre-colonial periods, craft guilds used to be a pride of the Benin Kingdom. The Ogiso (Oba) harnessed the kingdom’s resources through the guilds system by bringing artisans, craftsmen and ...

One of the greatest defining characteristics of the historic Kingdom of Benin, now the capital of Edo State, is the bronze casting tradition. Established in the 14th century by Oba Oguola and placed ...

The Benin Kingdom is one of the most long lasting and flourishing monarchies in the world but it started from somewhere. The first king of the Benin kingdom was Eweka 1, son of the Yoruba prince ...

Solomon Elusoji writes that with dwindling patronage, bronze makers in Benin City are giving up the trade for other lucrative vocations. An asphalted road sprawled beyond an arched entrance. To the ...

Benin was a large and varied kingdom. Some people lived in villages and small towns, but most people lived and worked in Benin City. The people of Benin sold goods to merchants from Europe and with ...

Nigerians offer artworks to British Museum in new take on looted Benin Bronzes A new guild of artists from Nigeria's Benin City have offered to donate artworks to the British Museum in London as a way ...