Returning the Benin Bronzes

[@swarnadasanayake2613]

These artifacts are proudable properties they own, return them soon.

[@TheSpecialCostumeShop]

The Queens mother or the kings mother?

[@g.b-side-global.t.v5086]

Return it to the owner

[@charleslucas2657]

La place de ces bronzes est au Nigeria. Idem pour ceux du British Museum ! Mais il faut en garder en Europe.

[@martinlakeuk]

The brass in the statues came from bracelets made by the Portuguese used to trade with black slave traders for black slaves. Slavery continued in Benin long after slavery had been abolished in Britain (the first country in the world to outlaw slavery). Britain was trying to end slavery in Benin, as well as the awful practise of human sacrifice, when it’s trade delegation to Benin were slaughtered. That’s why Britain responded by invading. Britain is why there is no slave trade there now. No human sacrifice. And we left a large modern city in its place when we left 60 years ago.

[@shirinchoudhary6331]

Right. According to this logic, Apple and other tech companies should hand over their products to Congo and other African countries, from where they have been mining and looting raw materials from decades! :)

[@Taharqo.saved.the.Hebrew]

It's disgraceful , the English parade these stolen artefacts like they created them

[@bendenisereedy7865]

I'd be willing to bet that most of the bronzes, once returned to Nigeria, are sold to Russians or Americans or melted down.

[@AshKetchum442]

its ugly that these and other different cultures artifacts. but sometimes in order to keep things safe “it belongs in a museum!”