Three of the other masks are in public collections in the UK and the USA The Benin Bronzes include not just metal objects but also wood and ivory, like this mask of Queen Mother Idia (uhunmwu-ekue ...

Its ruler, the oba, commissioned what would become known as the Benin bronzes: masks, three-dimensional figures, and bas-relief plaques. For the Edo-speaking people of Benin, these items were ...

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 ...

German government officials have handed over 20 Benin bronze objects to Nigeria as part ... Annalena Baerbock gave items such as a miniature mask of an Iyoba (queen mother) and the brass head ...

Despite the name, not all the statues are made of bronze. They include figurines, tusks, sculptures of Benin's rulers, and an ...

PHOTO: A pectoral mask, one of the objects that London's ... The collection that has been marked for the request includes 12 Benin bronzes, which are mostly made of brass, according to the British ...

Despite this, it isn’t all of these statues that are made of bronze. Others were made of figurines, tusks, sculptures of Benin’s rulers, and an ivory mask, formed between the 15th and 19th ...