Detail from Benin plaque of Chief Uwangue and Portuguese traders, who are depicted to his left and right. Chief Uwangue is acting as the Oba’s representative to make trade links with the Portuguese, and is holding out the right hand of friendship.
Horniman Museum and Gardens
This item was returned to Nigeria. An article in the Museum Journal of August 8, 2022 was headlined: Horniman to hand 72 Benin bronzes back to Nigeria.
https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2022/08/horniman-to-hand-72-benin-bronzes-back-to-nigeria/#
by Handicapped-007
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This sub is now being bombarded with Benin posts. This is political brigading, pure and simple.
Nothing should be returned to them- the last bunch vanished into the Oba of Benin’s vault never to be seen in public again when Germany returned them.