Year of Object(s) Creation:
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Sculpture, Statue
Object Material(s): bronze, metal
Provenience Nation: Benin
Provenience Location: BeninCity
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year:
End Year: 2013
Circumstance of Acquisition: Spoils of war
Nation:
Location: Private Collection

Benin Statue Of Ibis Bird And Monarch’s Bell


Description:
Statute of Ibis Bird and Monarch's Bell

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2013
Year Claim Resolved: 2013
Means of Resolution: Sua sponte donation

Complainant Name: Uku Akpolokpolo Erediauwa I
Complainant Nation: Nigeria
Complainant Nation Economy: In Transition
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Mark Walker
Respondent Nation: United Kingdom
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Editor's Notes:
Private collector sought to have the items returned to country of origin