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http://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/kings-of-africa-portraits-by-daniel-lai

^^^ more here

3. Ngie Kamga Joseph – Fon of Bandjun (Cameroon)
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Photograph and Description by Daniel Laine
The Fon (King) is the brother of courageous and powerful animals. At night, he has the power to transform himself into a panther, where he haunts the forest, runs through the savana and drinks from torrents. When a panther is killed by a hunter, the Fon from Bamileke region are afraid. Will one of them not perish from the death of his double.

Formerly a chief administator and cabinet chief for the finance Minister of Cameroun in 1964, Kamga Joseph is the thirteenth Fon of Bandjun. On the day of his predecessor’s funeral, he was stopped in the Bandjun market by two Bamileke chiefs, “the hangmen”, in the middle of the nobles and princes who wept the deceased King. Wearing a head dress made of sisal as a sign of humility, he was taken to the noblemen, the “tafo meru”, where he learned during nine weeks how to be a King.

Oseadeeyo Addo Dankwa III – King of Akropong-Akuapem (Ghana)
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Photograph and Description by Daniel Laine
A graduate from the University of London and an economic advisor for the Ghanaian administration, The King of Akropong holds for the last sixteen years the “sacred seat” of the Akuapem-Asona, one of the seven major Akan clans. To his right, his “spokesman” carries the royal emblem, the elephant, a remembrance that his kingdom was founded by force.



Nyimi Kok Mabiintsh III – King of Kuba (D.R. Congo)
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The Nyimi Mabiintsh III is fifty years old. He acquired the throne at the age of twenty. As a descendant of god the creator, the king is attributed with supernatural powers. Due to his top position he is restricted by several contraints: he does not have the right to sit on the ground, and he cannot cross a cultivated field. Apart from his cook, no one has seen him eat. Moreover he never travels without him, and his personal cooking ustensils.
It took Laine three weeks to photograph the Nyimi (king) of the Kuba in his royal apparel, the “bwantshy”. The outfit made out of material stitched with beads and “cauris” (small shells used as money in Africa), weighs 160 lb. It takes more than two hours to dress the King, and two days of spiritual preparation to be sufficiently purified in order to wear the outfit. The weight and the heat of the bwantshy is such, that it is impossible to wear it more than one hour. The preceeding King had only worn it three time during his entire life.



Oba Joseph Adekola Obunoye – Olowo of Owo (Nigeria
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Six hundred years ago, Olowo, the King, fell in love with Orensen, a very beautiful woman. Unfortunately for the King, she was a goddess who could not live with a human. She was forbidden to see women pounding spices, draw water, or throw a bundle of wood to the ground. Because of his love for the goddess, and in order to marry her, the King promised her that his other wives, in front of her would follow these same restrictions.

After several years, the King’s wives became jealous and revolted. They did everything they were not supposed to do in front of the goddess, who then cast a spell upon the entire kingdom. The goddess promised that people of Owo, would die of famine or sickness if the King and his chiefs did not celebrate every year a ceremony in her honor. The drums should beg her pardon and sing her praises. One also had to offer her a sacrifice of a man and a woman. This ceremony, Igogo, still exists, but the human beings have been replaced by a sheep and a goat.

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Beautiful pictures of African Kings. Those pictures and hundred more are from Daniel Laine beautiful pictorial book African Kings. Some African King are very open in that book talking about their ancient ritual of coronation.

This Nigerian King crown remind me of the Venetian Doge crown.

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Nigerian King

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Brown skin Doge Marcelo steno

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mena have you seen one of the African kings in person?
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No I have never see an African King in person. In the future When I travel to many African countries I will visit the African Kings, Priests and oral historians.
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quote:
Originally posted by the lioness,:
mena have you seen one of the African kings in person?

Yes I have.

Muurish Kings of Nigeria [Big Grin] [Big Grin]

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MUURZ of Nigeria!!!

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Posing on his ornate throne, Alhaji Dr Ado Abdullahi Bayero is the current ‘Emir of Kano’, a position he has held since 1963. A former ambassador to Senegal he is renowned for his abundant wealth, which has been amassed by investing in the stock market and agriculture

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Duncey, here is Muur, here is Muur, zoom in...

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Born to rule: Sitting on his golden throne, Benjamin Ikenchuku Keagborekuzi I is the current ‘Dein of Agbor’. Just two years and four months after his birth in July 1977 he was crowned king following the the unexpected death of his father. It meant he was the youngest king anywhere in the world. He is currently the Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, one of Nigeria’s most prestigious universities

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THE MUURS OF NIGERIA....

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Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade, the current ‘Ooni of Ife’, relaxes in his throne room. Born in 1930, he has enjoyed a colourful life first working for his father’s business, then with the Nigerian Tribune newspaper, before attending Northampton College in the United Kingdom where he studied business management. In 1963 he became Sales Director of the state-owned National Motor company in the Nigerian capital Lagos. He later formed a company to distribute Soviet-built vehicles and equipment in Nigeria

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Land of Kings and Queens... Nigratae the country of Nigeria, Zion Southern Ityopia!

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It is not known how many local kings there are in Nigeria, but a new exhibition in London gives a rare glimpse of these monarchs. They were stripped of their constitutional power in 1963, but George Osodi's photos show they have not lost any of their pomp and grandeur. This monarch is the Ovie of Umiaghwa Abraka Kingdom, in the oil-producing Delta state.

MUURZ to come.. [Big Grin]

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Today, the ancient city of Abeokuta hosts Nigeria’s high and mighty as the paramount ruler, Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo III clocks 70. The retired colonel-turned-king has been congratulated by the President, and others...

http://citypeoplegroup.org/tag/birthday/

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The Muurish Ancestors:

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MUURZ!

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Resplendent in majesty:

Ancient Muurish Nobility of Nigeria

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Mr Osodi, a Nigerian photographer, was granted rare access to the palaces and throne rooms of these rulers who enrich the cultural heritage of a country whose 160 million people come from hundreds of ethnic groups. This is the Pere of Isaba Kingdom, which came into existence before the 14th Century and is mainly inhabited by the Ijaw ethnic group, who also live in southern Nigeria.

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Muurish Nigerian Mother, Queen, Empress, Goddess:

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Benin City

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IronLion beautiful new pictures of Nigerian Kings and Queens. The monarchs look very elegant in their Beautiful boubou robe and their kufi Hat. Those Nigerian Kings and Queens looks like the Egyptian Pharaohs of the Old Kingdoms and Middle kingdoms. Some Nigerian scholars state some of the Nigerian Kings and Queens are the continuation of Kemet Pharaoh dynasty.

In the Ooni of Ife Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade house you can see two Venetian masks. Maybe those Venetian masks are simple decoration or maybe they are symbols telling us the Ife people of Nigeria created the city of Venice.

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You are very observant mena7. I took a look at those masks again and can confirm that they are Yoruba cultural masks. Ancient Nigerian artefacts.

Can you post a similar Venetian mask that you are aware of? Thanks...

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Those Venetian masks look very close to the Yoruba masks of the Ooni of Ife but not exactly the same.

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The man headdress look like God Eshu Elegba headdress.

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God Eshu Elegba headdress

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God Eshu Elegba

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God Eshu Elegba

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God Shango with axe headdress

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