Durbar
Date: 2010 ; Nigeria , Nigeria in terms of modern geography
Art Form: Painting
Dimensions: 49 X 84 cm (19.29 X 33.07 in)
Durbar
The word Durbar is of Persian origin and it was first linked to ceremonial assemblies marking the proclamation of Queen Victoria as the Empress of colonial India in 1877.
In Nigeria, the events then were ceremonial in nature, the first Durbar was held in 1911, subsequent ceremonies were held in 1924, 1925, 1948, 1960 and 1972.
The ceremonies linked together pre-colonial aspects of martial display, colonist created assemblies and celebrations of important events in Northern Nigeria like Durbar festival is an annual festival celebrated in several cities of Nigeria.
