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Coverage dated October 10, 2022 to October 11, 2022

US Museums Return African Bronzes Stolen in 19th Century

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A bronze sculpture of a West African king that had been in the collection of a Rhode Island museum for more than 70 years was among 31 culturally precious objects that were returned to the Nigerian government Tuesday.

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  1. Triblive

    U.S. museums return African bronzes stolen in 19th century (opens Triblive)

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    PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A bronze sculpture of a West African king that had been in the collection of a Rhode Island museum for more than 70 years was among 31 culturally precious objects that were returned to the Nigerian government on Tuesday. The Benin Bronzes including a piece called the

  2. NBC4 Washington

    US Museums Return African Bronzes Stolen in 19th Century (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    A bronze sculpture of a West African king that had been in the collection of a Rhode Island museum for more than 70 years was among 31 culturally precious objects that were returned to the Nigerian government Tuesday.

  3. Al Jazeera

    US returns Benin Bronzes stolen by British colonial forces (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Thousands of Benin Bronzes are scattered in museums worldwide after being looted by Britain in the late 19th century.

  4. Washington Times

    U.S. museums agree to return bronzes looted from pre-colonial African kingdom to Nigeria (opens Washington Times)

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    Three U.S. museums have returned 31 bronzes looted from the pre-colonial African kingdom of Benin to the Nigerian National Collections in a ceremony held at the Smithsonian Institution.

  5. WUSA9

    Smithsonian returns African bronzes stolen from Nigeria during raid in 1897 (opens WUSA9)

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    U.S. museums, including the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, returned a total of 31 Benin bronzes to the Nigerian government on Tuesday.

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