Images on this page:
Above: AF2078 Penn Museum Photo Studio. Below: Benin Children. 1996.
Site Map – The Programme Entrance Home The Exhibition – The Objects (98 objects in six sections) The Sections: Sets & Backdrops (27 objects) Players, Props & Costumes (30 objects) Scripts (11 objects) Intermission (8 objects) Playing the Provinces (8 objects) Revivals (14 objects) The Installation and Opening The Collection – a History Object List and Reconstruction Drawings
Podcasts – Interviews & Tours Videos – Footage From the Field Ugie Ewere Ugie Emobo Igu'Oba Ugie Iron Ugie Erhoba Culture - Life in Benin 3D Palace – A Virtual Visit Ẹdo Names & Their Meanings Ẹdo Proverbs Looking at Benin Art How to Read a Tusk How to Read a Plaque Preparing for the Palace Benin Palace Visitors Benin Chiefs Participating in Palace Ceremonies Traveling to Benin How to Get to Nigeria How to Get to Benin City Food and Cooking in Benin (PDF)
Fun - Diversions for Children & Adults Iyare! Wallpaper for Your Computer Coloring Book Pages How to Play Ise Paper Dolls (coming soon)
Market – Iyare! Products
Resources - The Palace School Map of Benin and Adjacent Areas Benin Kingdom Timeline (PDF) Primary Sources & Historical Accounts Guide to Connoisseurship (PDF) Suggested Readings - Print Resources (PDF) Doors to Learning - Lesson Plan Inspirations Lesson Plan Links Web Links - Select Internet Sources Glossary (PDF)
Website Acknowledgments
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© 2008 University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Text and field photographs © 2008 Kathy Curnow, unless otherwise noted
