“Ede Projections: Crowns and Rivalries in Benin.”

Kathy Curnow

“Ede Projections: Crowns and Rivalries in Benin.”

Kathy Curnow

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Abstract

This chapter investigates the projections that occur on some Benin Kingdom crowns, as well as on those of selected chiefs and priests. It considers the evidence of which dynasty originated the projections, how historical tensions in the sixteenth-century affected the herbs used in the medicines that activate it, and the nature of secrecy in ritual dress.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Benin Studies under the Scapel: Essays in Honor of Ekhaguosa Aisien, ed. Uyilawa Usuanlele
Publisher	Institute for Benin Studies
Number of pages	21
State	Published - 2020

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