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Photograph of the Oba (king) of Benin as a prisoner, Southern Nigeria

GB1752.UAC/1/11/9/3/1 | UAC Public Relations Department.UAC Public Relations Department: Photograph Albums.Corporate Relations. | The Oba (King) of Benin is shown as a prisoner on the Niger Coast Protectorate yacht the SY 'Ivy', on his way into exile following the Benin massacre and subsequent punitive expedition in 1897. The Oba is pictured seated in robes bearing a series of Fleur de Lys designs. He is accompanied by Sir Ralph Moor, High Commissioner of the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria, two African soldiers and two African boys.