'The Woman King' shines a light on the women warriors o...
The “amazons” of Dahomey continue to trend in global popular culture with the release of 'The Woman King'.
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The “amazons” of Dahomey continue to trend in global popular culture with the release of 'The Woman King'.
The Woman King is a big-budget Hollywood movie that has been anticipated since 2018, when US star Viola Davis was announced as the lead in the story of the..
The action blockbuster is adding to renewed global interest in the historical women warriors of Dahomey, a kingdom that flourished in the 1700s and 1800s in what is today Benin in West Africa.
The Woman King is a big-budget Hollywood movie that has been anticipated since 2018, when US star Viola Davis was announced as the lead in the story of the..
And among them is the Emblem of Agadja, the fifth king of Abomey (present-day Benin). It is a caravel, made of hammered silver, decorated with three sails and two small anchors hanging under its hull. It evokes the 18th century slave trade Agadja engaged in with Westerners via the port of Ouidah in the Gulf of Guinea. The precious vessel could have crowned an assen in the 19th century, a ritual object perpetuating the link with this royal ancestor. 26 objects returned to Benin In spite of the emblem's painful symbolism, could Benin's government demand it be returned to its country?