Photographer: Daderot. Bronze by: Uyi Omodamwen., CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Description
English: Exhibit in the Etnografiska museet, Stockholm, Sweden. Bronze plaque depicting the meeting between Akenzua II, Oba of Benin, and Queen Elizabeth II, during the latter's visit to Nigeria in 1956. Cast in 2009 by the Oba's grandson Uyi Omodamwen (born 1974) and donated to the museum in 2010. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.
This is a photo of an artwork at the Museum of Ethnography in Sweden with the identifier:
2010.01.0001
2)
Description
English: Exhibit in the Etnografiska museet, Stockholm, Sweden. Bronze plaque depicting the meeting between Akenzua II, Oba of Benin, and Queen Elizabeth II, during the latter's visit to Nigeria in 1956. Cast in 2009 by the Oba's grandson Uyi Omodamwen (born 1974) and donated to the museum in 2010. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.
This is a photo of an artwork at the Museum of Ethnography in Sweden with the identifier:
2010.01.0001
2)
Oba Akenzua II greeting Queen Elizabeth II by Philip Omodamwen, Brass & wood Collection of High Priest Osemwegie Ebohon, Benin City
Queen Elizabeth 11 with her husband Prince Phillips visited Nigeria in 1958 six years after she was crowned Queen of England and Head of the Common Wealth of Nations. They were greeted by Oba Akenzua 11 at the airport. The moment of handshake is depicted in this plaque.
Queen Elizabeth 11 with her husband Prince Phillips visited Nigeria in 1958 six years after she was crowned Queen of England and Head of the Common Wealth of Nations. They were greeted by Oba Akenzua 11 at the airport. The moment of handshake is depicted in this plaque.
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