Benin Plaque and Lord Chan Muwan

   The Form of the Benin Plaques includes being made from brass which gives it that brass color to all the plaques. The space is positive because the plaques were made to lift up the king and make him look good. These were inside his palace and reflected his greatness and glory. Lastly the plaques were made with some of the figures poking out of the product. Because of this it has made this 3-D in dome places.
   Function is found in this artwork. The artist created the work to lift up and make the king look good. There were over nine hundred of these plaques in the place each demonstrating a new aspect of the king's power. It was just decorations for the king's palace.
   Here is part of the context of the plaques. These plaques visualize Portuguese people. This is symbolical of the king's wealth and power because trade with the Europeans contributed to the wealth and power of the king. The water portrayed in some of the plaques symbolizes the power that the king has over the water. Also if there is a crocodile in the plaque it symbolizes the king's authority over the water because crocodiles are the policemen of the water. Leopards symbolize that the king is the master of the jungle because leopards are the master of jungle. There are other people in the plaques that are very instrumental in the kingdom, but are depicted smaller than the king because the king is the most important.
   Next here demonstrates the context found in the Benin Plaques. This was made in the 16th century shortly after the first contact with Europeans in west Africa. In the plaques the main theme is the Oba or as he is called the king. The people that would have seen this would have been coming to see the king and seen all of these plaques.

Lastly here is an analysis that compares the demonstration of power in the kings. What is being compared is Benin Plaque and Lord Chan Muwan. The Lord Chan Muwan artwork demonstrates the power of the king because everyone in the painting is either bowing down of facing the king in reference toward the king. When you pay attention to the finer details in the painting you see the symbolism that point out the greatness of the kings both in Benin Plaque and Lord Chan Muwan. So in conclusion both of these paintings demonstrate the central theme about the king. Also both have symbolism that point out the greatness in the kings.