The artistic traditions of pre-colonial Benin were firmly established in the peoples way of life and maintained by traditional craft guilds. The establishment of the guild system became a solid foundation for handicraft industries to emerge as an integral part of the economic, social and administrative organisation in the kingdom. The gradual decline of the kingdom gave way to the decline of the craft guilds, the eventual fall of the kingdom resulted in the collapse of the system.
The artistic traditions of pre-colonial Benin were firmly established in the peoples way of life and maintained by traditional craft guilds. The establishment of the guild system became a solid foundation for handicraft industries to emerge as an integral part of the economic, social and administrative organisation in the kingdom. The gradual decline of the kingdom gave way to the decline of the craft guilds, the eventual fall of the kingdom resulted in the collapse of the system.
The artistic traditions of pre-colonial Benin were firmly established in the peoples way of life and maintained by traditional craft guilds. The establishment of the guild system became a solid foundation for handicraft industries to emerge as an integral part of the economic, social and administrative organisation in the kingdom. The gradual decline of the kingdom gave way to the decline of the craft guilds, the eventual fall of the kingdom resulted in the collapse of the system.