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Benin Dialogue Group

Consortium of European and Nigerian institutions collaborating on the provenance, restitution, and stewardship of Benin cultural heritage.

— Multi-institution consortium— Berlin · Lagos · London
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Adesina Oba
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Commemorative head of an Ọba

Edo peoples, Benin kingdom · brass · early 16th c.

A commemorative brass head of an Ọba, cast by the royal guild of brass-casters of Benin City. Several comparable heads are held across European and African collections; their provenance is under active review through the Benin Dialogue Group.

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The Met — Department of Asian Art
@met.prints

The Department of Asian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, stewarding one of the most comprehensive holdings of Japanese woodblock prints outside of Japan.

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Sumiko Okuyama
@okuyama.kyoto

Contemporary hanga (woodblock) printer and fourth-generation atelier keeper. Working between traditional reproduction technique and contemporary composition.

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Topkapı Palace Digital Archive
@topkapi.archive

Institutional archive of Ottoman court manuscripts and miniatures. Provenance-verified digitization programme.