UIG5427368 Idia, reine mere de l\'oba du royaume du Benin, sculpture de cuivre, 16eme siecle. Civilisation du Nigeria, Benin - Idia, the mother of Oba Esigie, was granted the right to establish her own palace and ancestral altars as a reward for using her mystic powers to bring victory in Benins war against the Igala, Brass heads with the long beaded coral cap that covers the Queen Mothers hairstyle were cast for these altars. Nigeria. Benin. 16th century. Benin byWerner Forman/UIG/Leemage; Werner Forman/UIG.