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Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

Plaque

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Edo Tusk, 1775-1777 CE

Hunt Museum

Benin Leopard Mask

Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (the Kunstkamera)

Plaque with image of a courtier (SD)

Plaque with image of Portuguese (SD)

head of ruler Oba in ceremonial headdress (SD)

Plaque with image of leopard (SD)

Miniature mask (SD)

Tusk from ruler’s altar (SD)

Figurine of a priest or a courtier (SD)

Image of serpent's head (SD)

Plaque with image of ruler with sword (SD)

Photographic collection

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge

Bronze cast of a head, Edo, Nigeria

Cast of a head, Benin State, Nigeria

Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen and Wereldmuseum

Benin Tusk

National Museums Scotland

Bini-Portuguese ivory saltcellar

Mid-section of carved ivory saltcellar

The library of the National Museum in Benin City holds newspaper clippings along with other relevant documents and publications relating to the institution.

Of relevance to those studying the history of the National Museum, Benin, are the following newspaper clippings:

Daily Times, 1 July 1973, ‘Benin Arts and Craft’ by Air Iyare

Daily Times, 2 June 1973, p. 5; ‘Why Stolen Art Works May Still Remain Abroad’, editorial

Daily Times, 2 June 1973, ‘16th Century Effigies Stolen in Benin’

Daily Times, 1 June 1973, ‘Retrieve Our Culture’

Daily Times, 11 August 1973, ‘National Museum Opened in Benin: Culture as a Unifying Factor Stressed’

Nigeria Observer, 1 June 1973, ‘Retrieve Our Culture’ by Peter Agbebaku

Nigeria Observer, 25 April 1973, Staff of Office

Nigeria Observer, 20 August 1973, p. 8, ‘Cultural Revival: Eyo Lauds M’West’ by Thomas Chukwu

Nigeria Observer,16 June 1973, ‘Opening of Benin Museum Put Off’

Nigeria Observer, 3 September 1973, ‘Nigeria Army Paid a Visit to National Museum Benin City’

Nigeria Observer, 20 February 1973, ‘Our Antiquities Abroad’

Nigeria Observer, 14 December 1972, ‘£30,000 Museums of Unity Planned for 3 Towns’

Daily Times, 14 August 1973, ‘Museum Opened’

Daily Times, 15 August 1973, ‘Let’s Preserve Our Antiquities’

These items are not digitised. They can be accessed onsite at the National Museum, Benin.

National Museum, Benin

Benin bronze cockerel 

The British Museum’s archives are held in various locations across the institution. The items listed here aim to give an overview of the main locations where relevant archival and photographic material relating to objects from the Kingdom of Benin is housed. Key areas relevant for cultural objects from the Kingdom of Benin are: Corporate Archives; Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas archives; Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory archives; and the Anthropology Library and Research Centre.

Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas 

Library & Archive

British Museum

Altar Bell

Ovonramwen's Stool 

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