- The
Iyoba of
Benin is an
important female titleholder in the
chieftaincy system of the
Kingdom of Benin, a
Nigerian traditional state. She is otherwise...
-
ivory mask is a
miniature sculptural portrait in
ivory of Idia, the
first Iyoba (Queen Mother) of the 16th
century Benin Empire,
taking the form of a traditional...
- who was
subsequently defeated in battle. Esigie’s
mother became the 1st
Iyoba of Benin. Idia
first entered the
royal household because Ozolua, the Oba...
- the
Edaiken N'Uselu (Duke of Uselu)
palace as well as the
palace of the
Iyoba of Benin. When King
Ozolua died in the
fifteenth century, he left behind...
- of the king's mother,
giving Idia the
title of
Iyoba (or
Queen Mother), and
providing the Eguae-
Iyoba (Palace of the
Queen Mother) in
lower Uselu for...
-
Benin ivory mask,
Iyoba, 16th-century Nigeria...
- II (1933 AD – 1978 AD)
Erediauwa (1979–2016)
Ewuare II (2016 – present)
Iyoba of
Benin Ogiso Akenzua II "The
Benin Kingdom | Pre-Colonial
Political Systems"...
-
bronze wall
plaques and life-sized
bronze heads depicting the Obas and
Iyobas of Benin.
These plaques also
included other human and
animal figures as...
-
Reliquary bust of
Charlemagne (gold,
Aachen Cathedral treasury, c. 1350)
Iyoba of the
Kingdom of Benin,
Nigeria (15th century)
Francesco Laurana, A Princess...
- turn of events,
Obanosa ordered the
public execution of his own mother,
Iyoba Ose, by stoning,
using moulded bricks of esorhue, 'sea chalk'. A few days...
