In an excerpt from his new book, Barnaby Phillips visits contemporary casters who are still making bronzes using ancient techniques. Craftsman finishing polishing the last details of a bronze ...

Stolen during the colonial era, dozens of Benin bronzes once decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin. – Copyright POOL/AFP SONNY TUMBELAKA Nigeria’s ...

This reinstallation of 24 objects features the royal court of Benin (located in present-day Nigeria) as it existed before British colonial rule. Objects include several examples of the cast-copper ...

Partial survey of Benin and Ishan earthworks reveals much about the history and expansion of farmlands in these southern Nigerian forests in the Late Iron Age. The survey draws upon oral tradition and ...

PORTO NOVO, Benin (AP) — A traditional mask festival in Porto Novo, Benin, showcases the country's unique face masks and full-body costumes, that are tied to ancient customs and traditions.

Last Friday, the ancient city of Benin was rapped around by red apparels-wearing chiefs, priests, witch doctors and sorcerers on the auspices of the Benin monarch, Omo Nova N’ Edo Ukuakpolokpolo, Oba ...

Al is set for the Crown Prince of Benin Kingdom, Ambassador Eheneden Erediauwa and Edaiken N’ Uselu to begin the journey from his temporary palace at Uselu in Egor Local Government to Benin City, ...

PORTO NOVO, Benin (AP) — A traditional mask festival in Porto Novo, Benin, showcases the country’s unique face masks and full-body costumes, that are tied to ancient customs and traditions. This is a ...