The Kingdom of Benin was located in what is now known as ... with each guild performing a special duty for the Obas. The Obas used symbols in their art to justify their power.

The kingdom of Benin was one of Africa’s wealthiest and ... and today, he remains a symbol of Nigeria’s rich, multifaceted history and a reminder that African civilisations have long been ...

Benin on Tuesday received from a Finnish museum a sacred "katakle" three-legged stool, symbol of the African ... inhabited by the kings of the west African kingdom of Dahomey, known for its ...

Because many of the sculptures had been originally plundered in a bloody British raid in 1897, the MFA subsequently sought a deal to transfer title to the Kingdom of Benin in exchange for a long ...

The Museum of Fine Arts will close its Benin Kingdom Gallery on April 28, the museum announced Tuesday. The gallery opened in 2013 after the MFA accepted works lent from the collection of Robert Owen ...

The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The collector who owned them took them back instead. By Colin Moynihan and Tom ...

The Kingdom of Benin was located in what is now known as ... with each guild performing a special duty for the Obas. The Obas used symbols in their art to justify their power.