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.