When Benin discovered Britains true intentions, eight unknowing British representatives, who came to visit Benin, were killed. As a result a Punitive Expedition was launched in 1897. The British force, under the command of Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, razed and burned the city, destroying much of the countrys treasured art and dispersing nearly all that remained. The stolen portrait figures, busts, and groups created in iron, carved ivory, and especially in brass (conventionally called the Benin Bronzes) are now displayed in museums around the world ,Most especially THIS,, The Edo Ivory Mask of Queen Idia
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