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Benue

River in Nigeria, largest tributary of the River Niger; it is navigable for most of its length of 1,400 km/870 mi.

The Benue joins the Niger at Lokoja. Its headwaters rise in Cameroon, converging to flow 800 km/497 mi through eastern Nigeria. Navigable for small craft along most of its length (unlike the Niger which is interrupted by rapids), the Benue River was historically important in providing access to northeast Nigeria; it was explored by the Scottish explorer William Balfour Baikie (1825–64) between 1854 and 1862. The wide floodplain is used for agriculture, with crops including sugar and rice.



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Sieber's 1958 photographs of works in the Jos Museum and in villages of the Igala, Idoma, and small groups ha the Benue River region in northern Nigeria allowed him first and foremost to identify styles.
The incidental photographer: Roy Sieber and his African images by Geary, Christraud M. / African Arts
Later they focused on northern and eastern Nigeria, including the Benue River Valley, the Niger Delta, the Cross River, and the Nigeria-Cameroon border area.
Eastern Nigerian art from the Toby and Barry Hecht collection by Hecht, Barry / African Arts
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