Browsing: Benin bronze

An oba, or king, of the Edo people of Benin, West Africa, is represented by the bronze head. An incoming king commissioned the sculptures

Weeks after Scotland announced its plans to return the looted Benin Bronze Artifacts in their possession; Germany has also followed…

London’s Horniman Museum is reportedly considering the repatriation of a number of Benin Bronze artefacts to the Nigerian government. The…

It would take years for all the looted treasures from Africa to be returned; and currently some European countries have…