tr. and ed. H.A.R. Gibb‚ Broadway House‚ 1929 (adapted) \Alhat two things impressed Ibn Battuta about Mali? Document 7 This description of the lost-wax process of making bronze sculpture comes from an oral account of a Hausa artisan. In the name of Allah the Compassionate‚ the Merciful. This account will show how the [Benin] figures are made. This work is one to cause wonder. Now this kind of work is done with clay‚ and wax‚ and red metal [copper]‚ and solder lzinc]‚ and lead‚ and fire. . . . Next
Premium Africa Europe Colonialism
“AFRICA WAS A CULTURAL WASTELAND‚ UNTIL THE EUROPEANS SOWED THE SEEDS OF CIVILIZATION ON HER CULTURAL BARREN SHORES” BY OKOJIE EHINOMHEN PETER APRIL 2012 INTRODUCTION That “Africa was a cultural wasteland‚ until the Europeans sowed the seeds of civilization on her cultural barren shores” amounts to no culture in this geographical entity inhabited by people until the Europeans brought them the way of life. It is tempting to want to be subjective rather than being objective in discussing this
Premium Africa Culture Europe
MKT 382 | International Marketing | THE COUNTRY NOTEBOOK A GUIDE FOR DEVELOPING A MARKETING PLAN Name of Country : Benin Name of the Company: Pran Products: food items Date of Submission: 19/12/2012 Company Overview Pran Foods Limited “PRAN” is currently one of the most admired food & beverages brand among the millions of people of Bangladesh and other 82 countries of the world where PRAN Products are regularly being exported. ‘PRAN’ started its
Premium Benin Food Food processing
On IMPACTS OF OIL CORPORATION IN HOST COMMUNITIES‚ (A CASE STUDY OF GELEGELE COMMUNITY) BY CHIDIBEST CHINAZA OBINNA SSC1005040 DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF BENIN‚ BENIN CITY AUGUST‚ 2014 TITLE PAGE THE IMPACT OF OIL CORPORATION IN HOST COMMUNITIES (A CASE STUDY OF Gele-Gele community). BY Chidibest Chinaza Obinna SSC1005070 A PROJECT REPORT SUMITED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND
Premium Corporate social responsibility Social responsibility
ceCOLLEGE OF CONTINUTING EDUCATION SCHOOL OF GENERAL STUDIES GES 104.1 HISTORY AND PHILOSPHY OF SCIENCE INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS TIME:1HR PAPER 1 1. Air contain (a) 32% Oxygen (b) 31% oxygen (d) 16% Oxygen (e) 21% Oxygen 2. In 1803‚ the law of mass relationships was formulated by (a) F. Wohler (b) Albert Einst (c) None of the above 3. _______ is attributed with the synthesis of urea (a) Friedrich Wohler (b) Dmitri Mendeleev (c) Albert Einstein 4. ______ revived
Premium Culture Oxygen The Culture
Houssou Atodjinou Professor: R.W.W Greene ENGN 101-4 Spring 2015 Education in USA vs. Republic of Benin Kautilya‚ an Indian philosopher‚ royal adviser‚ and professor of economics and political science very rightly underlined the importance of education‚ some two thousand years ago. He has highlighted the fact that education enriches people’s understanding of themselves. He also strongly
Free High school
CHAPTER THREE THE THREE ERAS OF TAXATION IN NIGERIA General Historical Overview of Taxation Taxes are as old as the history of organised human society. During the reign of the Pharaohs in Egypt tax collectors were called scribes and taxes were collected on various items including cooking oil.1 In the ancient Greek city of Athens‚ taxes were especially important in times of war. The tax imposed during times of war was known as eisphora and no one was exempted from this tax. After the war
Premium Nigeria Yoruba people Tax
father to Benin City at a very tender age; he attended Baptist primary school in Oke Eruvbi‚ a river Valley‚ in the rural area of Benin City (and now‚ only a few kilometres to Ugbowo campus of the University of Benin). He had his Standards 3-6 education in Sapele; later‚ he returned to Benin City in 1947 and attended Western Boys High School‚ where he was taught art‚ among other subjects‚ by Edward Ivehivboje. Onobrakpeya also attended drawing classes at the Art Club of British Council in Benin City;
Premium Africa Nigeria Things Fall Apart
The object chosen to analyze from the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the Queen Mother Pendant Mask: Iyoba. It was created in the 16th century in Nigeria at the Court of Benin and is classified as a bone/ivory-sculpture.The culture involved is the Edo peoples. The medium used is ivory‚ iron‚ copper with dimensions H. 9 3/8 x W. 5 x D. 3 1/4 in. (23.8 x 12.7 x 8.3 cm). The accession Number is 1978.412.323. In simplistic terms the piece chosen is an ivory pendant depicting the image of the Queen Mother
Premium Sculpture Woman Advertising
detailed and realistic depiction of a Queen Idia‚ the Benin ruler from the 16th century. Her expression is solemn and posture of the head is regal‚ she appears to be looking down on the viewer‚ no matter the angle the bust is viewed from. The tall crown also adds to her stature. The amount of care a specific posture indicates to me that she was a widely respected queen. The Brass Plaque Depicting the Oba Esigie is another brass work from the ancient Benin Kingdom‚ but it has such a different aesthetic
Premium English-language films Sculpture Pharaoh