The Benin Bronzes may have been made from German brass but, as Gemma Tarlach asks, does it really matter? “Considered in this broader context, the question of whether the Benin Bronzes were cast from material mined in western Germany is a footnote.“
The colonialist origins of the Benin Bronzes
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