Feb 27, 2017 · It was the festival emblem for FESTAC ’77. The festival committee had chosen the mysterious and history-laden 16th-century mask as the festival emblem.

Festac '77, also known as the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (the first festival took place in Dakar, 1966, the second in Algiers in July 1969) was a major …

May 23, 2015 · No singular artistic work represents the face of Nigeria’s rich and vibrant culture in its majestic splendor more than the Festac Mask. The Mask has its deep roots in the ancient …

Nov 3, 2014 · The Queen Idia face or mask was the face of FESTAC’77 as it were; it was the brand icon of that world fiesta hosted well by the Nigerian people, and ably initiated by the …

Oct 5, 2020 · These words, from the May 1977 issue of EBONY, are what famed journalist Alex Poinsett used to describe the participants of the Second World Black and African Festival of …

The lady behind the Festac Mask is the popular Queen Idia, the mother of Esigie, the Oba of Benin who ruled from 1504 to 1550. 2.Queen Idia played a very significant role in the rise and …

Oct 28, 2022 · Nance visited Fela Kuti’s Lagos night club, the Kalakuta Republic, where the outspoken Afrobeat star held a “counter-FESTAC” excoriating Nigeria’s military government. …

Feb 19, 2016 · Queen Idia, the face of FESTAC 77 was the mother of Esigie, the Oba of Benin who ruled from 1504 to 1550. She played a very significant role in the rise and reign of her …

Feb 20, 2009 · No singular artistic work represents the face of Nigeria’s rich and vibrant culture in its majestic splendor more than the Festac Mask. The Mask has its deep roots in the ancient …

Queen Idia, the face of FESTAC 77 was the mother of Esigie, the Oba of Benin who ruled from 1504 to 1550. She played a very significant role in the rise and reign of her son. She has been …