麻豆社

Prices for the Benin Bronzes, the incredible works of art looted from modern-day Nigeria at the end of the 19th Century, have been rising since the early 2010s. But the groundswell of campaigns and recognition that the stolen art should be returned to their country of origin have deterred buyers from trying to acquire the artefacts at public auction.

Adenike Cosgrove is the Founder of 脤M峄屘� D脕RA, an art brokerage that aims 'to give collectors unprecedented access to objects, research, cultures and people that matter in African art.' She told Focus on Africa's Audrey Brown that while attitudes towards ownership of Benin Bronzes artefacts have been changing, private deals between collectors are still happening.

(Photo: An artefact of the Benin Bronzes. Credit: AFP.)