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Yoruba (Ife) named their city Ibinu now (Benin) - Facts; Yoruba (Ife) gave Benin her Obaship -Fact,

Yoruba assisted Benin greatly with civilization and hence her booming economy (Beads and Artistic/Bronze Engraving) Fact!!!

This!! @ the bolded is yet another lie being peddled around by your folks. Bronze casting is indigenous to Edo people and not from Ife. The first person to make this assertion was Egharevba, reason why there is no such oral account of such knowledge transfer in Ife or Yoruba history before Egharevba. If there is then show us.

In fact, archeological investigation into Ife bronzes revealed that the art of bronze making began in the 11th or 12th century and by the 16th century the art had died. Untill today there is no culture of bronze casting in ife. Also, aside the style of bronze cast's in Ife being different from that of Benin, the purpose of most Ife bronze work are not known.

Yet in Benin where the art was said to be introduced to had already developed the art before the 11th century and is still very much alive till date.


The art of bronze casting in Benin did not start in the 14th century as being peddled around, but rather it is said to be as old as Benin. It was the guild for bronze casting that was created at this time by the then Oba to serve the purpose of documenting victories in wars, rituals and others.


The the daughters of the Ogisos were said to wear bronze Bangles, and this has been corroborated by the archeological work of Graham connah who discovered bronze Bangles which were made using the lost was technique that is also used in making Benin bronzes.