EditorialHead of a Queen mother. It is said that Oba (king) Esigie (ruled up to 1550) was the first to bestow the title of Queen mother on his mother, Idia. From Benin H: 45 cm.
EditorialA Queen Idia mask from the 16th century in the Benin exhibit at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dec. 9 2019. (Andrea Mohin/The New York Times)
EditorialHead of a Queen mother. It is said that Oba (king) Esigie (ruled up to 1550) was the first to bestow the title of Queen mother on his mother, Idia. From Benin H: 45 cm.
EditorialHead of a Queen mother. It is said that Oba (king) Esigie (ruled up to 1550) was the first to bestow the title of Queen mother on his mother, Idia. From Benin H: 45 cm.
EditorialHead of a Queen Mother (Iyoba), 1750?1800, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 16 3/4 x Diam. 11 3/4 in. (42.5 x 29.9 cm), Metal-Sculpture, In the Benin kingdom, the iyoba, or mother of the oba (king), occupies an important and historically...
EditorialHead of a Queen mother. It is said that Oba (king) Esigie (ruled up to 1550) was the first to bestow the title of Queen mother on his mother, Idia. From Benin H: 45 cm.