Linda Thomas

So what we found was that 29 of the Benin bronzes that we had here at the Museum of African Art were from the raid of the Benin kingdom in 1897. This is Linda St.

So what we found was that 29 of the Benin bronzes that we had here at the Museum of African Art were from the raid of the Benin kingdom in 1897. This is Linda St.

They were beyond questionable. I mean, they were obviously stolen from their place of origin and then sent to museums and private collectors around the world in the early 1900s. Therefore, we did not want to keep them in our possession anymore, and we wanted to return them.

They were beyond questionable. I mean, they were obviously stolen from their place of origin and then sent to museums and private collectors around the world in the early 1900s. Therefore, we did not want to keep them in our possession anymore, and we wanted to return them.

So what we found was that 29 of the Benin bronzes that we had here at the Museum of African Art were from the raid of the Benin kingdom in 1897. This is Linda St.

They were beyond questionable. I mean, they were obviously stolen from their place of origin and then sent to museums and private collectors around the world in the early 1900s. Therefore, we did not want to keep them in our possession anymore, and we wanted to return them.