Oba of Benin
Brass plaque showing the Oba shaded by attendants.
Queen Mother
Brass head of a Queen Mother.
Focus on two plaques
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BBC Primary History focusing on two plaques including this one.
bbc.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/worldhistory/benin_bronze/Lost Kingdoms of Africa
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Art historian Gus Casely-Hayford in the BBC’s Lost Kingdoms of Africa. The sequence on Benin ends at 17:30.
youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW_kaUuUg8Y
European response to the plaques
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A short extract from the same programme focusing on the European response to the plaques.
bbc.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00660fbThe palace plaque
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You can explore the palace plaque on this British Museum website. After the opening sequence, click on the globe and select Benin.
Ancient Civilisations http://ancientcivilizations.co.uk/home_set.htmlOutside the classroom
Manchester Museum
Source: museum.manchestemuseum.manchester.ac.uk
Visit the site http://www.museum.manchester.ac.ukThe Horniman Museum, London
Source: horniman.ac.uk
Visit the site http://www.horniman.ac.uk/The Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford
Source: prm.ox.ac.uk
Visit the site http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow
Source: glasgowlife.org.uk
Visit the site http://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/kelvingrove/Pages/default.aspxRoyal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter
Source: rammuseum.org.uk
Visit the site http://www.rammuseum.org.uk/British Museum
Source: britishmuseum.org
Visit the site www.britishmuseum.org