 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)  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. Nuffield research shows GPS levels have dipped for all year groups and worse for Year 2. The latest Whitepaper report published by RS Assessment and SchoolDash show levels in GPS have fallen to below the Pandemic levels across all year groups. Read the key points findings on the: 2022 White Paper: Residual Impact of Disruption on Primary School attainment by Spring 2022: RS Assessment here ------> TES Magazine here -----> Read the full report here -----> 
 This book uses evidence from the Benin Bronze War Plaques to unveil West Africa's glorious past that has been swept under the carpet.
It overturns the history of West Africa written by the Transatlantic Slave Trade. It connects a period in world history when Portugal a world power and Europe's superpower at the time allied with Benin Empire the superpower on the West African coast to defeat a threat to exploration and the success of The Age of Discovery. Find out more about West Africa's buried history. You can buy the book from Amazon on this link ---> From the Kindle Store on this link ---> Germany has this week unveiled a digital database for its Benin Bronzes.
Read more from ARTnews here ----->  A true story, this book tells the story of Benin Princess Iyomon displaced from the Benin Royal Palace by the British in 1897. This book should be read by anyone engaging in the current debate on: To repatriate or not to repatriate the Benin Bronzes. The story is light and entertaining. Included in the book are some current Benin artwork. The book is available on Amazon on this Link -------> You can also get Passage of An Edo Princess from Amazon Global, Waterstones, Folio Books, Google Books and other online bookstores. Prince Philips husband of Queen Elizabeth of England has died aged 99 years two months short of his 100th birthday. Buckingham Palace announced that he died early this morning.
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