US returns stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria... but when will britishmuseum? by S_Fleary1 BeninBronzes
According to reports, 31 historical artefacts were given back to the Nigerian National Collections.
In a ceremony held last Tuesday, at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C, the items – which were stolen by Brutish troops during the late 19In a statement, Rhode Island School of Design Museum Interim Director Sarah Ganz Blythe said: “In 1897 the ‘Head of an Oba’ was stolen from, the Royal Palace of Oba Ovonranwmen.
There have been renewed calls for museums around the world to return the pillaged historical items back to Nigeria, after two stolen artefacts were finally returned this year – more than a century after they were taken by British troops in 1897.
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