Idia The Warrior Queen Of Benin
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| Author | : Ekiuwa Aire |
| Publisher | : Our Ancestories |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 2020-11 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781777117900 |
Join Idia of the Benin Kingdom as she molds herself from the young and curious daughter of a village warrior to becoming the Queen of the ancient African Kingdom of Benin. Discover the journey of a young heroine who saw her future in a dream and works her way to becoming one of the most well-loved, praised, and successful queens in African History. Idia of the Benin Kingdom is a precious storybook that empowers young girls to create a vision of who they want to be as they create limitless possibilities for their future.
| Author | : Ekiuwa Aire |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 2021-05 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781777117955 |
Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba book follows the story of a renowned African legend named Queen Njinga and serves to teach the historical truth behind her inspirational story in a way that is relatable to today's kids.
| Author | : Kathleen Bickford Berzock |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 44 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : |
In the late 15th century, the Kingdom of Benin (located in present-day southwestern Nigeria) established a mercantile relationship with Portugal, significantly increasing its wealth and might. Benin became a regional powerhouse and, under a long lineage of divine rulers, or obas, it wielded great economic and political influence. The obas also supported guilds of artists--chief among them brass casters and ivory carvers--whom they employed to produce objects that honored royal ancestors, recorded history, and glorified life at court. The sophisticated creations of Benin’s royal artists stand among the greatest works of African art. This stunning book features a selection of Benin’s extraordinary artworks that range from finely cast bronze figures, altar heads, and wall plaques to ivory tusks, pendants, and arm cuffs embellished in detailed bas relief. An insightful essay outlines the kingdom’s history and sheds light on these masterworks by describing their production and function in the context of the royal court.
| Author | : Anne Walthall |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 398 |
| Release | : 2008-06-10 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0520941519 |
Mothers, wives, concubines, entertainers, attendants, officials, maids, drudges. By offering the first comparative view of the women who lived, worked, and served in royal courts around the globe, this work opens a new perspective on the monarchies that have dominated much of human history. Written by leading historians, anthropologists, and archeologists, these lively essays take us from Mayan states to twentieth-century Benin in Nigeria, to the palace of Japanese Shoguns, the Chinese Imperial courts, eighteenth-century Versailles, Mughal India, and beyond. Together they investigate how women's roles differed, how their roles changed over time, and how their histories can illuminate the structures of power and societies in which they lived. This work also furthers our understanding of how royal courts, created to project the authority of male rulers, maintained themselves through the reproductive and productive powers of women.
| Author | : Barnaby Phillips |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 527 |
| Release | : 2021-04-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1786079364 |
A Prospect Best Book of 2021 ‘A fascinating and timely book.’ William Boyd ‘Gripping…a must read.’ FT ‘Compelling…humane, reasonable, and ultimately optimistic.’ Evening Standard ‘[A] valuable guide to a complex narrative.’ The Times In 1897, Britain sent a punitive expedition to the Kingdom of Benin, in what is today Nigeria, in retaliation for the killing of seven British officials and traders. British soldiers and sailors captured Benin, exiled its king and annexed the territory. They also made off with some of Africa’s greatest works of art. The ‘Benin Bronzes’ are now amongst the most admired and valuable artworks in the world. But seeing them in the British Museum today is, in the words of one Benin City artist, like ‘visiting relatives behind bars’. In a time of huge controversy about the legacy of empire, racial justice and the future of museums, what does the future hold for the Bronzes?
| Author | : Irene Isoken Salami-Agunloye |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 134 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Queens |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Tracey Baptiste |
| Publisher | : Algonquin Books |
| Total Pages | : 177 |
| Release | : 2021-10-19 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1616209003 |
Every year, American schoolchildren celebrate Black History Month. They study almost exclusively American stories, which are not only rooted in struggle over enslavement or oppression, but also take in only four hundred years of a rich and thrilling history that goes back many millennia across the African continent. Through portraits of ten historical figures - from Menes, the first ruler to be called Pharaoh, to Queen Idia, a sixteenth-century power broker, visionary, and diplomat - African Iconstakes readers on a journey across Africa to meet some of the great leaders and thinkers whose ideas built a continent and shaped our world.
| Author | : Irene Isoken Salami-Agunloye |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 124 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Africa, West |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Toyin Falola |
| Publisher | : Scarecrow Press |
| Total Pages | : 472 |
| Release | : 2009-07-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0810863162 |
Since independence in 1960, Nigeria has undergone tremendous change shaped by political instability, rapid population growth, and economic turbulence. The Historical Dictionary of Nigeria introduces Nigeria's rich and complex history. Readers will find a wealth of information on important contemporary issues like AIDS, human rights, petroleum, and faith-based conflict.
| Author | : Christa Clarke |
| Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Total Pages | : 218 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 1588391906 |
A CD-ROM and DVD set extracted from the 'The Art of Africa: A Resource for Educators.' The CD-ROM "contains a PDF of 'The Art of Africa: A Resource for Educators, ' which features forty traditional works of African art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It includes a brief overview of the Metropolitan's collection of African art; a short introduction and history of Africa; an explanation of the role of visual expression in the continent; descriptions of the featured works of art and background about the materials and techniques that were used to created them ... The DVD, 'Ci Wara Invocation, ' "presents the highlights of a dozen ci wara performances in Bamana communities in present-day Mali that were recorded by five different observers between 1970-2002. Among the Bamana, oral traditions credit a mythical being named Ci Wara, a divine being half mortal and half antelope, with the introduction of agriculture to the Bamana. The ci wara performances are part of biannual celebrations that either launch or conclude the farming season."--Container
