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Connor Garel

INSANE: Why are plundered african artifacts still in western museums - The Real Truth

Africa Benin Nigeria ROM the British Museum

ARTS & CULTURE / JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2024

What Should Canadian Museums Do about Their Stolen African Art?

Repatriation efforts were stymied for decades. But the problem can no longer be stalled

BY CONNOR GAREL

Published 6:30, Jan. 8, 2024

Unidentified Edo artist, plaque, Benin kingdom (Nigeria),
early-to-mid-sixteenth century, brass, 45 cm x 34.5 cm x 9 cmRoyal Ontario Museum, 908.66.1
Images courtesy of the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada. ©ROM

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