Which Nigerian city is historically famous for bronze casting?

Assessment: JAMB UTME - General Knowledge In Art - 2025 Subject: General Knowledge In Art

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Which Nigerian city is historically famous for bronze casting?

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Benin (present-day Benin City in Edo State, Nigeria) is historically famous for its bronze casting tradition. The Benin Bronzes - a collection of plaques, heads, and figures produced by the royal court of the Kingdom of Benin from at least the 13th century onward - are among the most celebrated artworks in African art history. The Benin guild of bronze casters used the lost-wax (cire perdue) casting method to create remarkably detailed sculptures in brass and bronze.

Ilorin is associated with traditional weaving and leather crafts. Zaria is known for its leatherwork and the influential Zaria Art Society. Ibadan, while a major Yoruba city, is not specifically renowned for a bronze casting tradition in the way that Benin City is.

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