Entrance to Igun Eronmwon, the district were the famous Benin Bronzes were and are still being made,ca.1990s.
The district and clan was established by Oba Oguola,circa_1280AD-1295AD.
In 1927 Aichi newspaper put out a call for anyone with curious objects. Someone sent in this pic of a mermaid. It was given to an ancestor around the time when Empress Jingu invaded Korea (200AD)
“Though it was destroyed by insects the owners of this lived unusually long lives”
A lot of people have no idea the kind of wildlife America had before Europeans arrived. At one time you couldn’t throw a rock without hitting one of these. Real shame