Nigeria: Ivory figurine of a warrior, Benin Kingdom, 19th or 20th century.

The Benin Empire (1440–1897) was a pre-colonial African state in what is now modern Nigeria. It is not to be confused with the modern-day country called Benin (and formerly called Dahomey).

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Benin