davidnazee:


What do u mean Benin never had tribal marks and it was recent development borrowed from other tribes?
Markings on bodies are mostly medicinal and tattoos.

Tribal/facial marks are mostly no longer done.. so if it is recent development as u say then it didn't last long because most edos born after 80s dont have facial markings.

davidnazee:


He listened to the full speech, just don't want to accept that their great Oduduwa was an exiled Edo prince.. he puts his pride before his senses..

Jagunlabiodua:


Benin and IFE history dates back to More than 1000 years, why are you people so ignorant and stupid, a Yoruba man OBA is Benin king and Benin are Yoruba people speaking different dialects. There language is similar to Yoruba dialects. You now know more than a whole OBA of Benin, what sort of arrogance is this? Are you normal, do you think this people don’t have family history that they pass orally to offsprings? Do you know the secrets behind the crown? Don’t come here and say you know the history of Benin more than the King, it is Nigeria north that divided Benin and Yoruba for politics, OBA of Benin is a Yoruba king period. All OBAs in Yorubaland throw banter on who is superior but they know their history better than you

gregyboy:



Young man check all our bronze artwork if you see tribal marks let me know


The marks you will see are iwu and iwu are not tribal marks but tattoo markings

Tribal marks in benin was adopted after the empire fell

Benin men in the olden days didnt wear shirt and this iwu markings were mostly done on the chest downward so a benin man from afar could be recognized

The medicinal one you're talking about is different from iwu and tribal markings


If you keep observing this little things it would give you a clue on unlocking others

davidnazee:


So do you have a picture of what the body markings look? Who did they copy the facial markings from?

TAO11:
Tribal marks (on the cheeks) shown on classical Benin bronzes?? See attached.

Moreover, virtually all classical Benin bronzes show tribal marks (on the forehead or/and above the eye brows).

#JustSaying

gregyboy:



Young man check all our bronze artwork if you see tribal marks let me know


The marks you will see are iwu and iwu are not tribal marks but tattoo markings

Tribal marks in benin was adopted after the empire fell

Benin men in the olden days didnt wear shirt and this iwu markings were mostly done on the chest downward so a benin man from afar could be recognized

The medicinal one you're talking about is different from iwu and tribal markings


If you keep observing this little things it would give you a clue on unlocking others

Olu317:
Iwu marking is what is part of tribal marks. Tribal marks means, marks imprinted on each person,within same group of people who share share same culture ,share historical affinity, same belief and related by bloodline. So, dont confuse yoirself over English word, 'Tribal Mark'.

Edo people anciently had tribal marks.

gregyboy:



I will call ours tribal tattoos

gregyboy:
[s]This were benin designed bronze but were not
Showing or depicting benin people
Benin depicted ibos in their artworks
Depicted igalas in their artworks
Those particular bronze were depicting the ogene messenger who would come to give the oba of benin cross and staffI hate your deceitful attitude TAO11 i dislike so much, you know the obvious explanation on this very bronze but yet you want to fool those who dont know and stress me out explaining the already known obvious, this bronze are not men from beninThere are pictures and painting of benin people after the destruction of benin you wont find any tribal markings on the face of any benin person i dont want to go the ectra mile bringing those pictures outExample are picture of oba ovaramen and his captured chiefs, look at their face and tell me if you will see any tribal markings on them
Look throughout benin document by European describing benin kings and chiefs if you will see any talks on tribal marks on edo people face, europeans sat in the palace in the olds to take document about bini[/s]

Olu317:
Lol. The earlier screenshot is,also a tattoo ? You are a joke. Enjoy yourself.

TAO11:
Copied & Pasted below:

“Tribal marks (on the cheeks) shown on classical Benin bronzes?? See attached.

Moreover, virtually all classical Benin bronzes show tribal marks (on the forehead or/and above the eye brows).

#JustSaying “

Olu317:
Iwu marking is what is part of tribal marks. Tribal marks means, marks imprinted on each person,within same group of people who share share same culture ,share historical affinity, same belief and related by bloodline. So, dont confuse yoirself over English word, 'Tribal Mark'.

Edo people anciently had tribal marks.

gregyboy:
[s]Those are iwu markings(tatoo marks) and not tribal marks which involve flseh cutDo you see it in oba ovaramens face because it is only worn on festive period and clean ableThe bronze sculpture with the tribsl marks on the fsce gives it out that the person depicted on that artwork was from another tribe I wont be commenting on this any further Etrusen.... I guess you will have ideas on benin markings[/s]

Olu317:
Lol. The earlier screenshot is,also a tattoo ? You are a joke. Enjoy yourself.

TAO11:
If believing your own lies helps you sleep at night, then carry go.

gregyboy:
[s]The English is the confusion hereLets assume all, marks are called tribal marks regardless of the proceduresTypes of tribal marks
*Scarification(cat marks, afonjaristic marks)
*Tatoo marks(iwu) Benin had tatoo marks, untill recently they adopted scarification done by other tribeMy point here is if the oba was from ife he probably would be having ife scarification on hos face as a sign he is from the ife clan of yoruba[/s]

gregyboy:



After we began wearing clothes an our iwu was covered by our clothes there was nees to show tribal identification


We copied it from other tribes in Nigeria, they were many tribe who had tgis tribal markings
Igbo, yoruba, Northerners etc so we just copied them