Swiss Museums Return Looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria in Historic Restitution
Switzerland is making a significant move in the process of correcting the wrongs of colonial history with the return of eighteen of the looted Benin Bronzes. The ceremony for the transfer of the objects took place in Lagos and was performed by the Swiss Ambassador and representatives of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM).
The objects returned by the Swiss government to Nigeria are representative of the works of art from the Royal Court of Benin, which is now located in Nigeria. The works were made using both carved ivory and cast metal and served as representations and veneration of ancestors, as well as performing a political function. Out of the total eighteen objects returned by Switzerland, fourteen of them were from the Ethnographic Museum in Zurich, while the Museum Rietberg in Zurich and the Musée d’Ethnographie de Genève (MEG) each returned two pieces.
The Ẹroro (bells) were rung to invoke the ancestors during ceremonies at the altars of dignitaries and the king. (Kathrin Leuenberger/University of Zurich)
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