Tutu is a series of three portraits painted by the Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu of the Ifẹ princess Adetutu Ademiluyi ('Tutu') in 1973.
[1] The portrait was painted in the wake of the Nigerian Civil War and was seen a symbol of reconciliation between the government and Biafran separatists.
[2][1] Mark Brown, writing in The Guardian described the painting as "a national icon in Nigeria, with poster reproductions hanging on walls in homes all over the country".
The director of modern African art at the London auction house Bonhams, Giles Peppiatt, was regularly sent images of 'Tutu' paintings, none of which were authentic, and were prints of Enwonwu's original work.
[2] The novelist Ben Okri described the portrait as "the most significant discovery in contemporary African art in over 50 years.