LUCY GITHUGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
THE first thing that welcomes you to Block 75 on Abesan Estate road in Ipaja, Lagos, is a lion, a horse, an owl and an eagle- these sculptures stand guard at the entrance gate.
This is the ArtbyCollins Studio, owned by the Nigerian artist Abinoro Akporode Collins.
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Sculpture made by Abinoro Akporode Collins in the ArtbyCollins Studio on Block 75 on the Abesan Estate road in the city of Ipaja in Lagos.
Photo: Abinoro Akporode Collins
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Abinoro Akporode Collins working next to his art work in the ArtbyCollins Studio on Block 75 on the Abesan Estate road in the city of Ipaja in Lagos.
Photo: Abinoro Akporode Collins
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Sculpture made by Abinoro Akporode Collins in the ArtbyCollins Studio on Block 75 on the Abesan Estate road in the city of Ipaja in Lagos.
Photo: Abinoro Akporode Collins
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Sculpture made by Abinoro Akporode Collins in the ArtbyCollins Studio on Block 75 on the Abesan Estate road in the city of Ipaja in Lagos.
Photo: Abinoro Akporode Collins
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Sculpture made by Abinoro Akporode Collins in the ArtbyCollins Studio on Block 75 on the Abesan Estate road in the city of Ipaja in Lagos.
Photo: Abinoro Akporode Collins
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Sculpture made by Abinoro Akporode Collins in the ArtbyCollins Studio on Block 75 on the Abesan Estate road in the city of Ipaja in Lagos.
Photo: Abinoro Akporode Collins
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Sculpture made by Abinoro Akporode Collins in the ArtbyCollins Studio on Block 75 on the Abesan Estate road in the city of Ipaja in Lagos.
Photo: Abinoro Akporode Collins
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Abinoro Akporode Collins standing next to his art work in the ArtbyCollins Studio on Block 75 on the Abesan Estate road in the city of Ipaja in Lagos.
Photo: Abinoro Akporode Collins
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Sculpture made by Abinoro Akporode Collins in the ArtbyCollins Studio on Block 75 on the Abesan Estate road in the city of Ipaja in Lagos.
Photo: Abinoro Akporode Collins
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