Dahomey - Wikipedia
WEBThe Kingdom of Dahomey around 1894, superimposed on a map of the modern-day Republic of Benin, in the region of West Africa. The Kingdom of Dahomey (/ dəˈhoʊmi /) was a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904.
Dahomey Film Confronts Colonial Looting and Historical Amnesia
WEB4 days ago · Dahomey, released in France this week, recounts the story of 26 artifacts stolen by 19th-century French forces from the former African kingdom of Dahomey, including a throne and sculptures...
Plundered artefacts return to west Africa in “Dahomey” - The Economist
WEBFeb 26, 2024 · The film follows the journey of 26 artefacts from Paris to Cotonou, Benin’s largest city, in 2021, in what was the first major restitution of looted African art by a former colonial power.
Kingdoms of Oyo and Dahomey - Museum of Archaeology and …
WEBKINGDOMS OF OYO (oh-yoh) 1500 - 1837 and DAHOMEY (da-homey) 1600-1894. The Kingdom of Oyo was a Yoruba kingdom, which became the largest Yoruba state, and the Kingdom of Dahomey was known for its great artworks and the region today is known as the People’s Republic of Benin.
Fon peoples, Danhomè Kingdom - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBFon silver works such as this silver buffalo served as objects of power and prestige owned by a ruler of the Fon kingdom of Dahomey in the present-day Republic of Benin. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the kingdom of Dahomey prospered as a major center of the international slave trade.
France returns 26 looted artifacts and artworks to Benin | CNN
WEBNov 12, 2021 · Twenty-six works of art seized by French colonial soldiers in 1892 returned to Benin on Wednesday, a landmark in the long fight by African countries to recover looted artifacts.
Looted Treasures Begin a Long Journey Home From France - The New York Times
WEBOct 28, 2021 · The 26 objects returning to Benin were plundered from a royal palace in 1892 when French forces invaded the country then known as Dahomey and made it a French colony for more than six decades.
France Repatriates Artifacts to Benin - Archaeology Magazine
WEBNov 13, 2021 · PARIS, FRANCE—In a ceremony in Paris, the government of France handed over 26 artifacts, including the doors of the Palace of Abomey, royal thrones, and warrior dance staffs, to Patrice Talon,...
Dahomey review: giving voice to looted artefacts | Sight and …
WEBFeb 23, 2024 · Dahomey: Mati Diop’s otherworldly documentary gives voice to looted African artefacts. Diop charts the repatriation of 26 precious stolen artefacts from Paris to Benin in a ghostly ‘fantasy documentary’ that interrogates colonial legacies.
WEBWest African area, Dahomey is unique in and for indigenous purposes, will be discussed exhibiting manifold artistic skills. If only when we consider the wood-carving of Da
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