Metal workers in Benin made beautiful plaques, masks and statues for the Oba. These are often called 'Benin Bronzes', however most are actually made of brass rather than bronze. Narrator ...

The Bronzes, thousands of metal sculptures and ivory carvings, were seized from the West African kingdom of Benin - in what is today Edo State in southern Nigeria - by a British military force in ...

Benin art features people ... This will keep my dad busy! My dad is a bronze caster. He makes all kinds of stuff. But the Oba wants him to make a very fancy mask in time for the parade.

“If you want to make an art object like the Benin Bronzes, you need to have a metal that flows easily when melted, and the high lead content of these early manillas is responsible for that.” ...

African sculpture traditions hold a mirror to the continent's soul, echoing the heartbeat of its diverse communities and histories. From the ancient whispers of Nigeria 's Nok terracottas to the ...

As the name suggests, it is a social anthropological museum dedicated to the study and preservation of objects from all over ...

Now France has launched a report calling for thousands of African art in its museums to be returned to the continent. The Benin Bronzes, which are actually made of brass, are a collection of ...

An curved arrow pointing right. In the past few years, Europe and the United States have been returning stolen bronzes from the historical Kingdom of Benin. While today's Benin Bronze casters ...

The US Supreme Court has denied a petition to block the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. from restituting 29 Benin ...

Opening of the Museum of West African Art Institute in the Nigerian city will include a live archaeological dig ...