Tag: bronze
STOPPED Auction of Stolen 16th Century Benin Mask in London
Benin Ivory Pendant Mask. Nigeria, Kingdom of Benin, Edo peoples, 16th century, Ivory (Image: Wikimedia) The Queen Mother Idia Mask has been stolen for many ... Read More
Ife Bronzes: African Art That Shook the Western World
The West Is Stunned by Africa’s Genius In the late 1930s, a group of construction workers in Wunmonije, near the palace in Ile Ife, Osun ... Read More