Nigerian Benin King Oba Wood Carved Sculpture. The Oba of Benin is the traditional ruler and the custodian of the culture of the Edo people and all Edoid people and head of the historic Eweka dynasty of the Benin kingdom.
This beautiful piece is carved out of thorn wood, locally known as’oman’ wood. Oman wood trees grow in old growth forests of Ibadan and surrounding towns in the Oyo state of Nigeria – unique to the Yoruba people in the western regions of Nigeria, West Africa. This carving shows farmers and their wives in a canoe setting out on a… Read more →
This beautiful piece is carved out of thorn wood, locally known as’oman’ wood. Oman wood trees grow in old growth forests of Ibadan and surrounding towns in the Oyo state of Nigeria – unique to the Yoruba people in the western regions of Nigeria, West Africa. This carving shows farmers and their wives in a canoe setting out on a… Read more →
17 long Thornwood root carving 20 man carving in boat Shaqaru village Nigeria 1960s. The item “Vintage African Thornwood Boat Carving with Figures Nigerian shaqaru village” is in sale since Wednesday, January 23, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Woodenware\Carved Figures/Models”. The seller is “007angels” and is located in Ulverston. This item can be shipped to all countries in… Read more →