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Igbesanmwan
The Igbesanmwan were the royal guild of ivory carvers in the Benin kingdom. Like other craft guilds, they worked for the Oba and lived in their own quarter of Benin City. Their carvings formed part of the celebrated court art of the Benin Empire.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Igbesanmwan. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/igbesanmwan
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