Loot: What They Took from West Africa
2023-11-16 12:53
Nigeria
British Loot
Nigeria: The Benin Ivory Mask
A miniature sculptural portrait in ivory of Idia, the first Iyoba (Queen Mother) of the 16th century Benin Empire. The mask was looted by the British from the palace of the Oba of Benin during the British attack of 1897.