They carved masks for ceremonies and they moulded sculptures of gods out of mud ... copper discs and the eyes are made from mirrors. Benin art features people, animals and gods.
The US Supreme Court has denied a petition to block the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. from restituting 29 Benin ...
2022 marks the 125th anniversary of the British Punitive Expedition, which saw thousands of sculptures and cultural artefacts stolen during the destruction of Benin City (in present-day Nigeria).
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