The ''Emotan Statue'' is a life-size

statue A statue is a free-standing sculpture in which the realistic, full-length figures of persons or animals are carved or Casting (metalworking), cast in a durable material such as wood, metal or stone. Typical statues are life-sized or close to ...

designed in honour of

Emotan Emotan () was a market woman who traded in foodstuffs around the Oba Market in the ancient Benin kingdom during the reign of Oba Uwaifiokun and Prince Ogun, who later took the name " Oba Ewuare the Great" after becoming the Oba of Benin. She is t ...

, 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. The statue was unveiled on 20 March 1954 by Oba Akenzua II and is placed opposite the Oba's market in

Benin City Benin City serves as the Capital city, capital and largest Metropolitan area, metropolitan centre of Edo State, situated in Nigeria, southern Nigeria. It ranks as the List of Nigerian cities by population, fourth-most populous city in Niger ...

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1954 sculptures Buildings and structures completed in 1954 Bronze sculptures in Nigeria Concrete sculptures in Nigeria Outdoor sculptures in Nigeria 20th-century architecture in Nigeria {{Nigeria-struct-stub