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LESSON 1 · Art Beyond Europe

PAUSE TO THINK

What were Benin Bronzes made from?

Brass, not bronze

The Benin Bronzes — thousands of plaques looted from the Kingdom of Benin by British forces in 1897 — are made of brass, not bronze. European colonizers used the more familiar term, and the misnomer stuck for 125 years.

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