Idia of the Benin Kingdom
Author: Ekiuwa Aire
Publisher:
Published: 2020-01-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781998041008
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Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba
Author: Ekiuwa Aire
Publisher:
Published: 2021-05
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781777117955
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNjinga 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.
The Story of Queen Idia
Author: Festus Eguavoen
Publisher:
Published: 2019-08-10
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781086591187
DOWNLOAD EBOOKQueen Idia has undoubtedly put Benin on the world map, her exploit, skillfulness and valor is a story that has been heard, written and spoken of by men of all tribes and countries around the world. And the very famous Benin Ivory Mask is a portrait of the head of the Queen Mother, Idia. She was very instrumental in ensuring that her son was crowned the Oba of Benin. She also fought war for the Benins in the reign of her Son as Oba Esigie of Benin Kingdom.The Queen Idia Ivory Mask was forcefully taken from Benin during the British invasion of Benin in 1897. This ivory head of Queen Idia was used as the official emblem of the Second World African Festival of Art and Culture in 1977 which was dubbed, the FESTAC MASK 77. This is a true story that happened many years ago made into a fun and entertaining graphic novel for children and adult to read. Its a must have for everyone.
Loot
Author: Barnaby Phillips
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2021-04-01
Total Pages: 527
ISBN-13: 1786079364
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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?
Queen Idia of Benin
Author: Olivia Oyibo
Publisher:
Published: 2020-04-24
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIllustrated with beautiful graphics, this is the story of the highly influential Queen Idia of the great ancient Benin Kingdom. This volume is part of the Nigeria Heritage Children's Books Series by +234Express®
Rise of the Ravenisha
Author: P. Grace Lawson
Publisher: Pamela G. Lawson
Published: 2022-04-08
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRise of the Ravenisha: A Fantasy Fiction Novel On Breaking Your Bonds And Coming Into Your Own Power A wonderfully woven speculative fiction novel about werepanthers, warrior women, and revenge. Warrior women. Ancient power struggles. Corrupt experiments. Queen Idia sold her friends and fellow warriors, an ancient tribe of African warrior women known collectively as the Ravenisha, into slavery for nefarious reasons. Hundreds of years later, the Old-Generation Ravenisha anticipate that the time to release themselves from bondage has arrived. The New-Generation Ravenisha, led by Teddy, need to be nurtured, and ready to spring into action. But can Teddy overcome her own issues to fulfill La Panthère Noire’s prophecy to lead the Ravenisha into a new world order, or will she doom the Ravenisha to slavery for all eternity. Keywords: Fantasy fiction novel, shapeshifting warrior women, werepanthers
African Icons
Author: Tracey Baptiste
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Published: 2021-10-19
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 1616209003
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEvery 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.
Afrikan Alphabets
Author: Saki Mafundikwa
Publisher: Mark Batty Publisher
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780977282760
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDue to popular demand for the first edition, Mark Batty Publisher proudly announces a reissue of this title in paperback. Because the book sets the record straight about how colonial powers suppressed the rich cultural and artistic histories of Afrikan alphabets, this title should appeal to individual readers as well as schools and universities. Both entertaining and anecdotal, Afrikan Alphabets presents a wealth of highly graphical, attractive and inspiring illustrations. Writing systems across the Afrikan continent and the Diaspora are analyzed and illustrated; syllabaries, paintings, pictographs, ideographs and symbols are compared and contrasted. This colourful, extensively illustrated and informative visual journey will be of interest to everyone seeking inspiration from, or more information about, Afrikan culture and art.
Benin
Author: Kathleen Bickford Berzock
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 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.
The Brutish Museums
Author: Dan Hicks
Publisher:
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781786806833
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWalk into any European museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind plate glass: dignified, tastefully lit. Accompanying pieces of card offer a name, date and place of origin. They do not mention that the objectsare all stolen. Few artefacts embody this history of rapacious and extractive colonialism better than the Benin Bronzes - a collection of thousands of brass plaques and carved ivory tusks depicting the history of the Royal Court of the Obas of BeninCity, Nigeria. Pillaged during a British naval attack in 1897, the loot was passed on to Queen Victoria, the British Museum and countless private collections. The story of the Benin Bronzes sits at the heart of a heated debate about cultural restitution, repatriation and the decolonisation of museums. In The Brutish Museums, Dan Hicks makes a powerful case for the urgent return of such objects, as part of a wider project of addressing the outstanding debt of colonialism.
