Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Prompted by online protests, Sotheby’s removed an item from its scheduled February sale: a 16th-century Benin mask that ... as a national art form, died Tuesday ...

They carved masks for ceremonies and they moulded sculptures ... The spots are copper discs and the eyes are made from mirrors. Benin art features people, animals and gods. Crocodiles and leopards ...

This rare ivory mask, now in the Al-Thani collection in Paris, is one of five similar ivory hip pendants produced for the ceremonial use of the Oba, the ruler of the Edo people. It is thought to ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. The three-day Porto Novo Mask Festival drew participants from across Benin as well as neighbouring Togo and Burkina Faso. There was excitement in the ...

The West African state of Benin on Tuesday ordered residents of key cities and towns to wear face masks as it sought to contain the spread of coronavirus. The country of 11 million follows a ...

Spectators poured into Benin's capital for a new festival celebrating traditional masks over the weekend as the West African country seeks to attract visitors and showcase its cultural heritage.