Por primera vez en la historia de Benin, el Jefe de Estado visitó una prisión en 2011, a saber, la prisión civil de Cotonú. UN-2 MyWeku posted short videos give a sense of the history of Benin Bronzes and published a note from Sylvester Okwunodu Ogbechie to H-AfrArts Network...
The article begins by discussing changing modes of display for non-Western visual cultures in Western museums, including Britain. Using the 'Benin bronzes' as a case study, the article argues for the existence of three distinct frameworks of display, linked to changing paradigms of art practice ...
These objects range from West African artifacts, such as the Benin Bronzes from Nigeria, to Zimbabwean artifacts, such as the Zimbabwe Birds. One can also find ancient African sculptures looted from ancient African royalty. The question being asked across the world currently is… Read More ...
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And not only have I noticed that there are fewer people willing to defend the British Museum, especially on other related objects like the Benin Bronzes, but the British Museum itself seems to have trouble mounting a defense. The old line that 'there is a public benefit in being able to ...
(9)Benin Kingdom Benin city(pictured above), the capital ofBenin Kingdom (1180 – 1897 AD)in present day southern Nigeria was described by a Portuguese ship captain as: “Great Benin, where the king resides, is larger than Lisbon (Portugal’s capital); all the streets run straight and ...
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These bear no relationship in style either to the famous brass castings of the Yoruba city of Ife (11th-15th century) or to those of Benin (15th-19th century), both in Nigeria. Other examples of antique pottery sculpture include the heads from Lydenburg in South Africa dated to about AD ...