Made in what is now modern Nigeria, in the sixteenth century, the Benin plaques are actually made of brass, not bronze. They're each about the size of an A3 sheet of paper, and they show figures ...

relief plaques, a coconut casing, and a staff. According to Bruins, “Cultural heritage is essential for telling and living the history of a country and a community. The Benin Bronzes are ...

"The Benin Bronzes are indispensable to Nigeria. It is good that they are going back." The 113 items-which include plaques, personal ornaments and figures-are currently housed in the Wereldmuseum ...

In 2001, the UK National Census recorded that one in twenty Londoners were of black African descent, and it's a figure that's continued to rise in the years since. Modern British life and culture ...