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Scientists call out auction house for selling skull from Benin
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Scientists call out auction house for selling skull from Benin

Dutch News  

An international group of 200 scientists and experts in looted art are protesting about the sale last month of a skull belonging to a member of the Fon people from Benin by Amsterdam auction house De Zwaan. The letter writers said the auction house should remove any “skulls and body parts of African people from any current or future auction,” …

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Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants as it faces its own role in the trade
4 weeks ago

Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants as it faces its own role in the trade

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — When Nadege Anelka first came to the West African country of Benin from her home island of Martinique, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, the 57-year-old travel agent said she had a feeling of deja vu. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Feeling at home in Benin, Anelka decided …

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Benin king to keep bronzes returned by UK
1 year, 5 months ago

Benin king to keep bronzes returned by UK

The Telegraph  

Benin Bronzes held in British museums will be returned to Nigeria despite revelations that the artefacts will become the personal property of a local king, The Telegraph can reveal. However, a decree from the country’s president recently announced that ownership of the repatriated treasures would instead be transferred to a traditional ruler or “Oba”. Despite the risk that the artefacts …

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A ruling over ownership of the Benin bronzes may delay their return
1 year, 7 months ago

A ruling over ownership of the Benin bronzes may delay their return

Hindustan Times  

The sacking of Benin City by a heavily armed expeditionary force in February 1897 was said to be an act of revenge in a bitter trade dispute between Britain and the Kingdom of Benin, east of Lagos. In the past two years museums in America, Britain, France and Germany, as well as at least three universities, have all signed pledges …

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Benin Bronzes made of German brass
1 year, 9 months ago

Benin Bronzes made of German brass

Hindustan Times  

Many of the famous Benin Bronzes pillaged by British colonial officers in 1897 are made of brass manillas from the German Rhineland, new research shows. "The Benin Bronzes are the most famous ancient works of art in all West Africa," study author Tobias Skowronek said in a statement. Manillas a possible source Historians have long suspected the Benin Bronzes were …

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Benin Bronzes must not be returned to Nigeria as it ‘profited from slavery’
2 years, 4 months ago

Benin Bronzes must not be returned to Nigeria as it ‘profited from slavery’

The Telegraph  

The Benin Bronzes must not be returned to Nigeria because the African nation profited from slavery, a US civil rights group has warned the Charity Commission. The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge have decided to repatriate hundreds of artworks taken from the Kingdom of Benin - now in modern-day Nigeria - by British forces in 1897, a decision which must …

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The last American slave ship lies 20 feet underwater. Its legacy runs far deeper
2 years, 11 months ago

The last American slave ship lies 20 feet underwater. Its legacy runs far deeper

LA Times  

On the Shelf The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning By Ben Raines Simon & Schuster: 304 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Raines describes the quest in a new book, “The …

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‘Our imagination was violated': France to return African art
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Our imagination was violated': France to return African art

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that his country will return 26 African artworks — royal thrones, ceremonial altars, revered statues — to Benin later this month, part of France’s long-promised plans to give back artwork taken from Africa during the colonial era. Macron said the 26 pieces will be given back at the end of October, “because …

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India, Benin sign 4 documents during President Kovind\'s visit
5 years, 5 months ago

India, Benin sign 4 documents during President Kovind\'s visit

Deccan Chronicle  

Cotonou: India and Benin on Monday signed four agreements and Memoranda of Understanding during President Ram Nath Kovind's official state visit to the Western African country. India also offered a fresh line of credit amounting to USD 100 million to Benin to finance development projects. "India's transformative growth and Benin's natural strengths complement each other," Kovind had said during a …

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