Photo of a selection of Benin Bronzes. They have museum labels and are placed in protective foam padding. Picture alliance/dpa / Marius Becker.

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    • Drum
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      Drum
    • Memorial head of an Oba
      Uhunmwu-Elao
      Language: Bini
      Language: Bini
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      Memorial head of an Oba
    • Animal sculpture in the shape of a cocodile
      itoom
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      Animal sculpture in the shape of a cocodile
    • Buddhist mural (secco on plaster)
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      Buddhist mural (secco on plaster)
    • Mesh pocket
      Bilum
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      Mesh pocket
    • Parrying shield
      Drunmung
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      Parrying shield
    • Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench aus Quingdao (China)
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      Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench aus Quingdao (China)
    • Board with ancestor figures
      matemuli
      Language: bcd
      Language: bcd
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      Board with ancestor figures
    • Kauri money rope
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      Kauri money rope
    • Alcelaphus lichtensteinii, Lindi, Tanzania
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      Alcelaphus lichtensteinii, Lindi, Tanzania
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