Europeans in Benin art were often shown holding a gun ... He was a god who travelled with Prince Oranmiyan when he arrived to found the kingdom of Benin. The mask was worn by a dancer in the ...
The Vodun religion, also spelled “Vodou,” originated in the Kingdom of Dahomey, present-day Benin, Nigeria, Togo and Ghana.
The bronzes "were made with melted manilla currency [that] the Benin Kingdom was paid in exchange ... artist Bjarne Melgaard ...