CyberGrandma69 t1_j15v313 wrote on December 21, 2022 at 10:00 PM

Reply to comment by vitico1 in Germany returns 20 Benin bronzes to Nigeria, noting ‘dark past’ by Fit-Asparagus8557

Not to mention I'd almost rather people be paying skilled artists and artisans for high quality replicas rather than stealing originals

lilaprilshowers t1_j16prby wrote on December 22, 2022 at 1:47 AM

Looking at Wikipedia it seems there is no longer a metal working tradition in Nigeria. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_metallurgy_in_Africa

CyberGrandma69 t1_j17l7mi wrote on December 22, 2022 at 6:30 AM

Would be great incentive to try and revive it--surely there are metalworking students abroad who would love the commission? There are a lot of creative people who need work out there.