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Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by Qualer: 5:31am On Oct 28, 2021 |
See how that piece is looking clean and well maintained like it was made last year. By the time you see that thing in another two years, it will be covered in brown dust and chipped off at various edges. That has been my worry with this clamour for 'return our artefacts'. Where and how are they going to store/keep them so that it will be available like it is now in another 150 years If the Oyibo man didn't take them, by now there wouldn't have been any artefact to speak of. I have been to a few of the museums in Europe and seen the way they keep and take care of these pieces (these are people's well-paid full time jobs), some of them have not left glass casings in a climate controlled environment for more than a century and it shows in the piece above. The Ife art pieces in the British museum look like they were made two/three years ago and people pay a gate pass of more than 10pounds to view them when they are on exhibition. Well, let's see how it goes sha... I'm hoping they prove me wrong. 12 Likes |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by Stephenomozzy(m): 5:32am On Oct 28, 2021 |
Bobmarie: K. |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by CountVersailles(f): 5:32am On Oct 28, 2021 |
We are such a pitiful lot. Would these guys have accorded this relic any respect if it wasn't originally stolen? The culture they have and are born with, do they even accord that any respect? Instead they will be following pastor up and dan. 3 Likes |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by southsouthking(m): 5:36am On Oct 28, 2021 |
valirex:The ANCIENT CITY OF BENIN, WHERE THE KING IS TRULY KING. Uhmogun gha to kpere ise. 9 Likes |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by Unseen(m): 5:41am On Oct 28, 2021 |
EdoDefence: Any artefacts returned to Africa is the exact replica.... And never the original. Don't be deceived 6 Likes |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by basty: 5:45am On Oct 28, 2021 |
EdoDefence: Did you read the line at all. When you will not pay attention to what you read. Always fighting for FTC. Impatience generation. |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by lomprico(m): 5:50am On Oct 28, 2021 |
EdoDefence: it's okuko in igbo |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by mrkings84(m): 5:56am On Oct 28, 2021 |
So of what benefits will this make to a Nigerian/Edo man? 3 Likes |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by Guide777(m): 5:57am On Oct 28, 2021 |
onumadu:it's Okuko not Akuko. Okuko means chicken. Igbo Artifact stolen from Igboland and re-stolen from Bini. Since Oyibo has made their own restitution, Benin Kingdom should follow suit. Let's give to Ceasar what belong to Ceasar. 2 Likes |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by Nobody: 5:57am On Oct 28, 2021 |
Give the artefact 3 months. 1 Like |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by Mko123(m): 5:58am On Oct 28, 2021 |
Seeing this act automatically makes me believe the Nollywood depiction " The invasion, 1897" Though an engineering student, think that movie was a cock and bull story of Oba Ovoramiwhen of Benin Empire. Thank God it's white, if it were to be our brothers from north, they would have sold the artefacts and add it to their oil revenue 2 Likes |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by Birdsaiview73: 5:58am On Oct 28, 2021 |
Nebes:yes u did bro� |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by MarketDispatch: 6:00am On Oct 28, 2021 |
Malawian: Artefacts should have been placed on loan to the American university where it can generate us dollar revenue for Bini people. With it just seating in the Obas palace, it will be gathering dust. 5 Likes |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by 2real52: 6:00am On Oct 28, 2021 |
FvckAllMods:"took everything from us" is understating the fact. They rubbed us of our life and soul. They rubbed us of our tradition and culture. Now, if you are not a Christian or a Muslim, you are definitely a demon. If you dare think of marrying more than one wife, you are a demon. Etc.. May liberation find us 4 Likes |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by slowice(m): 6:05am On Oct 28, 2021 |
They should ve left these sculptures in the clime where there values will be intact and high. We all want to applauds this though we all know its useless to us.... Let's focus on dealing with the poverty and high cost of commodity ravaging the land first, tackle poor quality leadership before pursuing things like this. If these weren't plundered by the whites, most of them would be dust by now.. The value it has today is the value given to it by the same white people. 5 Likes |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by AutoRedux: 6:07am On Oct 28, 2021 |
After they will say yahoo boys are stealing from them. While they are the real yahoo boys. These whites sef 1 Like |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by Myer(m): 6:08am On Oct 28, 2021 |
Atiwaye: Lol On the contrary it was the SW that migrated from Benin. That's why we share so many words and ways. 11 Likes |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by zed7: 6:10am On Oct 28, 2021 |
The reason òkhòkhò sounds familiar to the yoruba and igbo and other tribes is because you are all descendants of the great bini empire. You were all under bini colony. 12 Likes |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by powerkey: 6:11am On Oct 28, 2021 |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by Nobody: 6:12am On Oct 28, 2021 |
FvckAllMods:shut up no be the things dem dey return so, the one wey your pur people theif if una don return am. |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by segzicres(m): 6:14am On Oct 28, 2021 |
I thought Africans had jazz? How come we were looted for everything we've got and the jazz didn't stop the white people? Lmao. 3 Likes |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by Nobody: 6:15am On Oct 28, 2021 |
Bobmarie: So you think it's only sculptures they stole from the black man? So many kids running around Nairaland lately. What's going on? Seun ki lon sele now? 5 Likes |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by Nobody: 6:15am On Oct 28, 2021 |
Illuminatiship:Obaseki na the most useless thing for Edo State right now. 1 Like |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by Nobody: 6:16am On Oct 28, 2021 |
Myer: So the whole migrated from the part? Interesting logic. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by Nobody: 6:20am On Oct 28, 2021 |
Guide777: Give us the year and month it was stolen from Igboland by the Bini. We are waiting for when "artifacts" stolen from Igboland by the whites will be returned. That should convince some skeptics that Igbo civilization existed before the whites came, yeah? Until then, don't use style to claim some other people's artifacts. 9 Likes |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by Nobody: 6:22am On Oct 28, 2021 |
CountVersailles: And why do you think that is? Isn't the loss of cultural values due to the advent of the whites? 1 Like |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by Nobody: 6:22am On Oct 28, 2021 |
tujays:why didn't you mention the Formal education they brought to us, the financial aid they have be giving to your dead government for years now na the bad wey dem do una, una dey first see as if una no dey do bad. You are mentally dotish. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by Nobody: 6:23am On Oct 28, 2021 |
Unseen: You might be right. I learnt that the ancient mystical staff of Oranmiyan in Ile Ife is actually a replica and the real thing is somewhere overseas. |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by madjune(m): 6:24am On Oct 28, 2021 |
FvckAllMods: They didn't take it from you. Your forefathers sold them for some token of smoking pipes and mirrors. 6 Likes |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by starstaz(m): 6:28am On Oct 28, 2021 |
Top notch care. I am mesmerize with their capacity to keep artefacts of over 100yrs ,intact and appealing. I doubt if African themselves can maintain longetivity of this Okuko for so long. Looking from another perspective of security and maintenance of artefacts. |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by QuickStandard: 6:29am On Oct 28, 2021 |
Our forefathers where just too creative. How someone was able to carve that gorgeous looking cock from a wood is beyond words 1 Like |
Re: The Ọkhọkhọ: Cambridge's Jesus College Returns Benin Artefact by Nobody: 6:30am On Oct 28, 2021 |
They used religion to brainwash and rape our land, and yet many are still killing themselves in the name of the same religion.... Ignorance.... |
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