It was another joyous day for the palace of the Oba of Benin as Omo N:Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II on Monday, received two artefacts; a mother hen and a bronze plaque from the University of Iowa Museum, United States of America.
The Oba, while receiving the items in his palace, said the immediate past president of the federation, President Muhammadu Buhari made the ownership of artefacts very clear through his gazette before he left office. The royal father said the artefacts were not just items but that they have spiritual implications which mortals cannot understand and then appealed to the political leaders to help preserve the traditions andEarlier, Mr. Cory Gundlach, the Curator, African Art of Stanley Museum, Iowa, United States of America, apologized to the Oba of Benin for using the artefacts as teaching materials in the University.