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The brutish museums : the Benin bronzes, colonial violence and cultural restitution / Dan Hicks

An analysis of the Benin Bronzes, looted from Nigeria during an 1897 British military expedition. The text examines the ongoing debate surrounding cultural restitution, repatriation, and the decolonisation of Western museums.
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Anthropological museums and collections/Museums/Public institutions/Associations, institutions, etc. Art, African Bronzes -- Benin (Kingdom)/Art/Arts Bronzes -- Nigeria/Art/Arts Bronzes/Art/Arts Colonisation/Imperialism/Political science/Social sciences/Civilisation Cultural property -- Protection/Property/Economics/Social sciences/Civilisation Cultural property -- Repatriation/Property/Economics/Social sciences/Civilisation Ethnological museums and collections/Anthropological museums and collections/Museums/Public institutions/Associations, institutions, etc. Iconoclasm/Idols and images -- Worship/Worship/Religion Museums -- History/Public institutions/Associations, institutions, etc. Museums -- Moral and ethical aspects/Public institutions/Associations, institutions, etc. Pillage [Looting]/Robbery/Theft/Offences against property/Crime/Social problems/Social history/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation
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