At the entrance of the street is an arched gateway with the inscription, “Home of Guild of Benin Bronze Casters: World Heritage Site”.

The street has global popularity for being the center of bronze work in Africa.

The street is the Igun-Eronmwon quarters in Benin City, Edo state. It is popularly referred to as "Igun Street".




From afar, the street looks like any other street in Benin city.

The structures along the street features clay houses with their signature rusted zinc roofs. These houses are predominantly art shops.

These shops also display non-bronze products such as wood carvings and paintings.

The well-paved Igun street - one of the state's biggest tourist attraction -  is a stone throw from Ring road roundabout where the Benin National Museum is located.

Igun street constitutes one of the 31 guilds of the Oba of Benin, in the ancient Benin kingdom.

The ancient guild is so secretive and exclusive that outsiders have found virtually impossible to penetrate in the hundreds of years it has existed.

All members of the guild are related by a common ancestry and descended of Inneh  Nigun, the custodian of the street and the bronze casters.

Till date, women are not allowed into the “ogun ogwa”, the foundry where the production of Benin bronze takes place.

Women can buy and resell art products from this historic location. But their presence at the foundry is a taboo kept over the centuries.

Igun street, Benin City, is listed by UNESCO as one of the world’s Cultural Heritage Site.











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Great. Prince Charles should please send down the stolen artefacts as appealed by oba of benin

That's great. Nigeria is a blessed country.

Interesting...

Ancient street as usual

Rubbish, is that why they fail to upgrade the standard of the Area?
see as the place be like shrine

Igun street. The only street constructed with interlocking tiles in Benin City. The home of bini arts and crafts.

This is a fact most Nigerians should know.
Those artworks look really beautiful. I wouldn’t mind purchasing half a dozen at a go.

I know this area in Benin when I dey Waka anyhow that year.

Isoright

Nice

Till date, women are not allowed into the “ogun ogwa”, the foundry where the production of Benin bronze takes place.

Women can buy and resell art products from this historic location. But their presence at the foundry is a taboo kept over the centuries.

Why is it a taboo?

Is like autojosh has gone to track one of those his chicks in Benin.

heheh...

our ancestors said, good name is better than riches but why dont they upgrate this area and monetize their good name

Why were you following the mama in orange turban upandan?

AJOBI77:
Great. Prince Charles should please send down the stolen artefacts as appealed by oba of benin

What are we going to do with them...??
Are they not better kept there...??
Do we have MAINTENANCE CULTURE to manage them...

I will never blame them any more

lonlytroy:
Rubbish, is that why they fail to upgrade the standard of the Area?
see as the place be like shrine

same reason afonjas told us they refuse to change the dilapidated structures in ibadan...they claim its a unesco world heritage site

AJOBI77:
Great. Prince Charles should please send down the stolen artefacts as appealed by oba of benin

Sad
Benin People and the Nigeria government has failed to demand the artifacts
Hong Kong was returned
All Jewish artifacts are getting returned

lonlytroy:
Rubbish, is that why they fail to upgrade the standard of the Area?
see as the place be like shrine

That is why they are called Heritage Sites. They have outlived time, some others have fallen into disuse over time. Little wonder, some of these places are called “Beautiful Ruins” in some European countries.
Fi le, don’t touch it!

Rusted zinc roofs.....signature

lonlytroy:
Rubbish, is that why they fail to upgrade the standard of the Area?
see as the place be like shrine

That is why they are called Heritage Sites. They have outlived time, some others have fallen into disuse over time. Little wonder, some of these places are called “Beautiful Ruins” in some European countries. If you are a history buff who has a knack for stories about the medieval era, you won’t complain

Fi le, don’t touch it!

Nice

Nostalgic

UK should keep the stolen artifacts. We don't need it. The ones here are not properly kept. We don't value arts, we only value money.

Great!
Autojosh, the Edo man.

Igun street
I remember some years back when round about(edo museum) still dey boom.

Na here I run pass when akus men be wan use me shine

OkaNaUbe:
Great!
Autojosh, the Edo man.

. Autojosh na from Edo?

Hmmm.....very interesting....and educative...been zooming in on the bronze works....not into art..but a few of those I wouldn't mind buying. AJ...need some pics of the foundry /men at work.

OkaNaUbe:
Great!
Autojosh, the Edo man.

. Autojosh na from Edo?