"Antique Works of Art from Benin" by Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers is a record about the beautiful art taken from Benin City after a British military operation in 1897. It talks about what these objects meant to the people of Benin and puts them in a historical situation, looking at how European contact affected Benin's artistic style. The beginning of the book describes how European countries, especially Portugal, first met the Kingdom of Benin, showing it as a lively and developed place before the British came. It tells the story of a failed trip in 1896 that ended badly, and the later military action that led to the British taking many impressive artworks, mostly made of brass, bronze, and ivory. By briefly looking at things like plaques showing warriors and ceremonial items, the book shows how they were used in ceremonies and connected to the beliefs of the people, helping readers understand Benin culture and its role in a colonial story.
Antique Works of Art from Benin Collected by Lieutenant-General Pitt Rivers
By Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers
Discover the story of a fallen kingdom told through stolen art, revealing a clash of cultures and the echoes of a colonial past.
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About the AuthorLieutenant General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers was an English officer in the British Army, ethnologist, and archaeologist. He was noted for innovations in archaeological methodology, and in the museum display of archaeological and ethnological collections. His international collection of about 22,000 objects was the founding collection of the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford while his collection of English archaeology from the area around Stonehenge forms the basis of the collection at The Salisbury Museum in Wiltshire.
Lieutenant General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers was an English officer in the British Army, ethnologist, and archaeologist. He was noted for innovations in archaeological methodology, and in the museum display of archaeological and ethnological collections. His international collection of about 22,000 objects was the founding collection of the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford while his collection of English archaeology from the area around Stonehenge forms the basis of the collection at The Salisbury Museum in Wiltshire.
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