Emotan Statue

{{Short description|Equestrian statue designed in honour of Emotan}}

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| caption =Full portrait of Emotan Statue in Benin City, Edo State

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| year = {{Start date|1954|3|20}}

| type =Statue

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• Concrete
• bronze}}

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| condition =Erect

| city =Benin City

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The Emotan Statue is a life-size statue designed in honour of Emotan, a trade chieftain who used to trade at the Oba's market in the Ancient Benin Kingdom during the reigns of Oba Uwaifiokun and Oba Ewuare the Great.{{cite book|author=S. B. Omoregie|title=Emotan and the Kings of Benin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zusJAQAAIAAJ|year=1972|publisher=Longman Group (Far East), Limited|isbn=978-0-582-60925-9}} The statue was unveiled on 20 March 1954 by Oba Akenzua II and is placed opposite the Oba's market in Benin City.{{cite web|url=http://ihuanedo.ning.com/m/group/discussion?id=2971192%3ATopic%3A125628|title=The History Behind The Emotan Statue|publisher=Otedo News|date=15 November 2014|accessdate=31 August 2015}}