Cambridge University has taken down from display a bronze statue of a cockerel after students at Jesus College successfully campaigned for its removal. The cockerel, which is a Benin bronze, was looted by British colonizers from what is now Nigeria in the 19th century.
The college is now considering the repatriation of the statue, known as an "okukor," after students voted for the artwork to be returned to Nigeria last month, the BBC reported....... VIEW MORE>>
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