A caricature of the US Statue of Liberty at the palace of Ogbeh-Gbarana III Aketekpe Agadagba Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Council of Delta State in the Nigerian Niger Delta region.
Two other sculptures of Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, guard each of the entrances to the palace. Athena is also, in Greek mythology, the goddess of wisdom and warfare reportedly born from the head of Zeus, ruler of Olympian gods and their spiritual father. Source: The Nation Newspaper
Given the use of foreign iconic statuettes, I’m pressed to wonder if the Gbaramatu Kingdom has lost touch with its past. Has it?
You have to be kidding me - at the King’s palace? I don’t even know what to say
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