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.
A bronze sculpture called the"Head of a King" or"Oba," probably from the 1700s, rests in front of a white background, Dec. 13, 2004, in Providence, R.I. The bronze sculpture, one the Benin Bronzes, of a West African king, had been in the collection of Rhode Island School of Design Museum for more than 70 years.
The repatriation is part of a worldwide movement by cultural institutions to return artifacts that were often stolen during colonial wars. In August, the Horniman Museum and Gardens in London announced that it would transfer a collection of 72 Benin Bronzes to the Nigerian government. Abba Isa Tijani, director-general of Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments, hopes the transfer inspires more museums to return African artifacts.
The Benin Bronzes were stolen in 1897 when British forces sacked the Benin kingdom, which is now in modern-day Nigeria.
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