Afrocentric
c. 1960
Hand-colored silver gelatin print
38.1 x 30.5 x .2 cm (15 x 12 x 1/16 in.)
Chief S.O. Alonge Collection
EEPA 2009-007-1775
As the first son of Oba Akenzua II, Oba Erediauwa I inherited the throne and became the 38th oba of Benin in 1979. Educated as a lawyer at King’s College, Cambridge University, Prince Solomon Akenzua (as he was known at the time) embraced the modern world of government administration and politics upon his return to Benin. He worked as district officer in the Eastern Nigeria Civil Service and later retired as permanent secretary of the Ministry of Health in 1973.
Queen Ohan Akenzua, royal wife of Oba Akenzua II, on trip to London, England
Photographer unknown, c. 1956
Modern print from glass plate copy negative
Chief S.O. Alonge Collection
EEPA 2009-007-0016
c. 1938
Modern print from glass plate negative
Chief S.O. Alonge Collection
EEPA 2009-007-0038
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