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6 wrz 2024 · Benin Bronzes, loose term used to describe thousands of artworks looted in 1897 by the British army during its violent invasion of Benin City, the capital of the historic kingdom of Benin (located in what is now Nigeria).
2 kwi 2021 · Why have the Benin Bronzes generated so much controversy, and what will happen to them in the years to come? Below, a guide to the artworks and their history.
The British believed that they were cleansing the city and breaking the power associated with “fetishes” or “juju” through these acts of demolition and vandalization. During their attack, the British also looted the wide range of objects referred to as the Benin “Bronzes.”.
16 kwi 2021 · What are the Benin Bronzes, and why are they so controversial? In 1897, British soldiers looted sculptures that are still held in Western museums and collections. But there are growing calls...
The Benin Bronzes are a group of several thousand [a] metal plaques and sculptures that decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin, in what is now Edo State, Nigeria. The metal plaques were produced by the Guild of Benin Bronze Casters, now located in Igun Street, also known as Igun-Eronmwon Quarters.
7 lis 2022 · A group of African Americans has filed a lawsuit to stop the return of some Benin Bronzes from the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC to Nigeria.
17 sie 2021 · What are the Benin Bronzes, and how much do you know about them? Bronwen Everill gives us a primer as to when and how these works of art were taken from Benin, a city in the south of modern Nigeria, and the complicated question of repatriating them
