'Debates Around Benin Bronzes Reflect Deeper Structural Imbalance,' Nigerian Official Says
13:21 26.04.2026 (Updated: 13:41 26.04.2026)
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'Debates Around Benin Bronzes Reflect Deeper Structural Imbalance,' Nigerian Official Says
"The entire system of international cultural property is failing the test" because it protects market nations more than it addresses "the historical dispossession of source nations," Wasa Gertrude Mobunubhata, administrative head of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, told Sputnik Africa.
"We are the source nation; we own our history, we own our tradition, we own our way of life, and we are the ones that are rich with it," she added.
Watch the video to learn more about the legal obstacles to the returning the artifacts.
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"The entire system of international cultural property is failing the test" because it protects market nations more than it addresses "the historical dispossession of source nations," Wasa Gertrude Mobunubhata, administrative head of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, told Sputnik Africa.
"We are the source nation; we own our history, we own our tradition, we own our way of life, and we are the ones that are rich with it," she added.
Watch the video to learn more about the legal obstacles to the returning the artifacts.
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