The country is the latest in Europe to announce that it will repatriate a group of these objects, which were looted by the British as part of a punitive expedition in 1897 ...

Now, head south over France and into Africa ... This 16th century brass statue shows a soldier. Europeans in Benin art were often shown holding a gun. The craft workers of Benin often showed ...

Its art and religion influenced the culture of Benin, which began in the 900s and ... This sculpture shows the head of an Ooni (ruler) of Ife. The kingdom of Ife was famous for its sculptures ...