Benin Commemorative Head of a Queen Mother
Benin Commemorative Head of a Queen Mother

Year of Object(s) Creation: Unknown
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Provenience Nation: Benin
Provenience Location: 1897-BeninState,Nigeria
Year Removed from Findspot: 1897

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Circumstance of Acquisition: Spoils of war
Nation: United States
Location: The Field Museum

Benin Commemorative Head Of A Queen Mother


Description:
Commemorative Head of A Queen Mother - Face of a royal queen

Case Status: Object(s) not relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2008
Year Claim Resolved:
Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

Complainant Name: Benin Royal Family
Complainant Nation: Nigeria
Complainant Nation Economy: In Transition
Complainant Type: Public: Institution

Respondent Name: Field Museum
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
Supposedly, formal demand was made by royal family in the form of a hand delivered note which the museum does not acknowledge the receipt of.