Original artwork description:

ORIGINAL SAVA DRAGANOV ARTWORK !!!

2021, "Oba Ewuare" - wood wall sculpture

This original hand carved oak wood wall mask is one of the latest elaborate carving artworks of the talented Bulgarian professional sculptor Sava Draganov, deeply inspired by art deco style and folk art. It is 100% hand carved, no artificial influence. It is extraordinary wood masterpiece and exquisite home wall décor.

Oba Ewuare (also Ewuare the Great) Benin Empire (Edo, Nigeria) 1440 -1473. Oba Ewuare is known as the first king of the Benin Empire, the reformer of Benin City and one of the first warrior kings of West Africa. It’s chronicled that during his reign, he conquered and absorbed at least 201 surrounding towns and villages. Together, Ewuare and his son and successor, Oba Ozolua, were responsible for establishing a viable foreign trade in Benin, building substantial palaces and creating several strategic policies, one of which removed the conquered town’s chieftains from absolute power but allowed them power in a congressional committee. He also created a patrimonial bureaucracy in which freemen served as military and administrative chiefs. Outside of war and politics, Ewuare is described as a charismatic leader. He established several cultural traditions, communal events and festivals. Under Ewuare, the tradition of Beninese arts flourished.

✧Sculptor: Sava Draganov

✧Size (height, width, depth): 31.1 x 6.7 x 2.2 inches (79 x 17 x 5.5 cm)

✧Materials: Oak Wood, Natural Mordant

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Materials used:

Oak Wood

Tags:

#figurative #portrait #man #male #wall #mask #wood #woodcut #relief #cubism #africa #african #body #tribal #nigeria