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The Kingdom of Benin was a hub of African civilization long before Portuguese traders visited, [15] [16] and bronzes were made in Benin prior to the arrival of the Portuguese. [17] The Benin bronze sculpture tradition is thought to have derived from or been influenced by that of the older nearby Kingdom of Ife in southwest Nigeria. [5] [6] [7]
That same year, the Smithsonian Museum of African Art in the US announced plans to repatriate its Benin bronzes, while two more statues were returned to Nigeria (formerly part of the Kingdom of ...
Okukor is the name given to a bronze statue of a cock from West Africa, held by Jesus College, Cambridge, from 1905 to 2021. One of the Benin bronzes, it was taken from the Kingdom of Benin during the Benin Expedition of 1897, a punitive expedition dispatched to punish the Oba of Benin after a Royal Niger Company delegation was ambushed and killed.
Two Benin bronzes have been returned to NigeriaLOCATION: BENIN, NIGERIAThe artifacts were taken by British troopsfrom the once mighty Benin KingdomPROFESSOR OF ART AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, PEJU ...
STORY: Location: LondonLondon's Horniman Museum has returned 12 Benin Bronzes to NigeriaThe brass plaques are among Africa's most culturally significant artefactsThey were created from brass and ...
Warrior Chief, one of the Benin Bronzes to be repatriated and shown in the museum. The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) is a planned museum for west African art to be built in Benin City, Nigeria. It will show over 300 items on loan from European museums. Its architect, David Adjaye, revealed renderings for the museum in November 2020.
There are questions about whether thousands of items which are held at institutions globally, including the British Museum, will ever be sent back.
Germany is returning hundreds of artifacts known as the Benin Bronzes that were mostly looted from West Africa by a... View Article The post Germany to return Benin Bronzes, looted during colonial ...