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A bronze plaque depicting a figure
The brass plaque (called ama in Edo language) depicts a high-ranking officer from the Benin Court. Image Courtesy Oba Ewuare II
The brass plaque (called ama in Edo language) depicts a high-ranking officer from the Benin Court. Image Courtesy Oba Ewuare II

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Stanley Museum of Art becomes first U.S. institution to return Benin Bronzes directly to Nigerian royal familyJo

Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Iowa Public Radio
https://www.iowapublicradio.org/arts-life/2024-07-31/university-of-iowa-stanley…
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University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art returns Benin Bronzes

Monday, July 29, 2024
Philanthropy News Digest
A person in a suit handing an object to a person in red robes sitting on a red throne as an audience looks on

University of Iowa museum returns Benin artifacts to royal family in Nigeria, 127 years after British massacre

Sunday, July 28, 2024
Written by
Elijah Decious
The Gazette
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UI Stanley Museum becomes first in the U.S. to return looted Benin Bronzes

Friday, July 26, 2024
Iowa's News Now (CBS2)
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Iowa’s Stanley Museum of Art Becomes First in the US to Return Benin Bronzes

Thursday, July 18, 2024
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