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"Art was part of the life of the people, through singing, dancing."
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Princess Elizabeth Olowu is a Nigerian sculptor and the daughter of Oba Akenzua II, who was a leader of the Edo people in what is now Benin City, Nigeria. Olowu works in bronze, a traditional material for her people, and is known as the first female bronze caster in Nigeria. Her sculptures have a traditional flow as well as a modern and feminist perspective. Her daughter is the artist Peju Layiwol
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"Nudity wasn’t an issue in the kingdom. Princes and princesses were traditionally swathed in a simple white cloth, often bare-chested, wearing long coral necklaces."
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"Olowu describes herself as a feminist. She gave birth to eight children but always kept working, even when she was pregnant."
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"It was easier for me, my mother already paved the way for females to be bronze casters."
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