Chapter One The Art of Benin I I. Introduction A. Cultural Encounters Between Europe and Benin from the Fifteenth to the Twentieth Century 1. The trade in objects in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries 2. The imperial confrontations of the late nineteenth century 3. The engagement with ideas about art in the twentieth century B. European Contacts with Benin Europeans first became aware of the existence of Benin through Portuguese traders in the fifteenth century. The accounts left behind indicate
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Benin once known as Dahomey (until 1975) is one of Africa’s most well structured democracies. Within it holds a slender piece of territory stretching North for about 400 miles. The river that constructs a portion of Benin’s Northern margin with Niger is the Niger River. It is lined to the east by the Nigeria northwest by Burkina Faso and west by Togo. Benin’s official capital is Porto Novo. Cotonou is not only Benin’s largest city but it’s also its largest chief port and its de facto administrative
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TMA 05 The Art of Benin‚ Part 1‚ Option A Look closely at Plate 3.1.16 which shows a figure of a Portuguese man holding a manilla. What can this work of art tell us about cross cultural encounters? Cross cultural encounters happen every day‚ in business‚ people holidaying abroad‚ even in schooling and banking. These encounters can take many forms‚ the way we deal with other ethnicities problems‚ the way we greet people from other cultures‚ the different clothes worn by different cultures‚
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UNIVERSITY OF BENIN‚ BENIN CITY FACULTY OF ARTS DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ARTS/ MASS COMMUNICATION NAME: OBONO MONICA OKA LEVEL: 100 COURSE TITLE/CODE: NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION (POL 112) ASSIGNMENT: DISCUSS THE MACPHERSON CONSTITUTION OF 1951 LECTURER: OSAZUWA JOHN DATE: JANUARY‚ 2013 TABLE OF CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION TO MACPHERSON CONSTITUTION OF 1951 …………….. 3 2. FEATURES OF MACPHERSON CONSTITUTION
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The ancient empire‚ Benin‚ became civilized because of record keeping on trade‚ the developed complex institutions and the leadership specialized workers. The Benin empire rose to power back in the 13th century‚ to about 15th century. The empire quickly became successful due to the modern trade routes. “...they became very wealthy by trading conquered people to the Portuguese as slaves in exchange for such manufactured European products as firearms‚ textiles‚ glass‚ and beads” (Hackey). Records were
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Introduction Benin Bronze is some beautifully produced by African artists‚ art work. Benin Bronze was one of the best peices of artwork produced in Africa. It was carved from brass in the late 1800s. They made for the very powerful king‚ King Oba. Benin Bronze was made to decorate the pillars in his palace. Background Story Benin Bronze was stolen by British. At the end of the 19th century‚ the British Empire was in charge of nearly a quarter of the world. Other countries wanted the same. They
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Controversial Womanhood in Japanese Art The Japanese woman has been characterized in a diverse set of ways by many scholars of Asian Studies. Through an analysis of Japan’s artistic creations expressed in the visual and literary arts‚ a basis for characterizing Japanese women emerges. Several interpreters of the nature of Japanese women during the Heian period (794-1185) have come to different conclusions about how the identity of Japanese women should be defined. The conclusions made are based
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Weeks Art History Ms. Cherashore 4/1/13 Benin Plaques Art around the world serves all different purposes‚ not all of these seem traditional to the people of western civilization. For example the art of many african tribes and cultures is very different from the classic styles of the european tradition. Art from these areas usually serves a larger purpose to the people. Either representing religious figures or the leaders of the tribe. The subjects of these works of art are often
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Government and politics A2: Europe Why is CAP so controversial? To many the ‘Common Agricultural Policy’ is undoubtfully one of the most controversial policies within the European Union. The initial reason for its creation in 1962 was to increase productivity and to address the concept of Europe never going ‘hungry’ or in other words living standards. Critics are arguing that the basis to which the policy was founded upon does not reflect issues needed to be tackled in the 21st century and should
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The concept of abortion has been around for hundreds of years‚ yet it is still a topic of controversy. Although it has been around for so long there are still many problems. Along with those problems are plans to resolve them‚ and current solutions. The main problem is the controversy on the legalization of abortion and government funding of Planned Parenthood. As of right now they have put restrictions on abortions but there are still many people that are making arguments for the side they agree
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