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Okao Aiwerioghene a titled Benin woman in one of the female societies inside the palace of the Òbá of Benin Kingdom,c.1991.. In a bid to appropriate Òkùkú they're trying to europeanized igɛ̃gɛ̃ the core part of the òkùkú hairdo..

11th - 15th century Ife terracotta head excavated by Leo Frobenius,c.1910🔻 —— why this is a sloppy attempt to appropriate the Òkùkú headgear–🔺️ Òkùkú in Benin refers to the unison of the hair, with coral beads acting as it primary ornament. – Both the beads and the hairdo are expected to work hand in hand to create the standard òkùkú, even when there are òkùkú's like òkùkú'èhá that can be made devoid of beads. ————— 🔻 Coral beads was introduced to the Bight of Benin by the Portuguese in the 15th century and Benin created a monopoly around it, only Benin traders could visibly trade this ornaments with hinter yoruba territories > attributing it to owo or ife is invalid, even yoruba lore still ascribe coral beads to Benin Kingdom. – Owo couldn't get their hands on them before Benin, because Owo had it first contact with the europeans in the 18th century. 🔻 Leo Frobenius excavation of the terracotta in 1910 - the representation of the hair were with "rings" and at the center nails → which based on the timeline introduction of corals, it's impossible for ife to possess coral beads in the 15th century.. → The elaborate used of coral beads in headgears introduced by the Èdó people "Òkùkú" never added iron rings or nail to the hair frame and no part of the terracotta depicts similar trait with the èdó òkùkú.

First video is of a prominent Èdó son on his marriage day, and the attire which is obviously a benin attire was also styled by another prominent Èdó son, it’s wrong to label such igbo…