Dahomey's title refers to the former Kingdom of Dahomey, which collapsed in 1904 after a 304-year-long existence. French colonizers stole these artifacts in 1892. They were subsequently displayed ...

FERNANDO POO, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 1860. The reports from the Bight of Benin confirm the atrocities carried on by the King of Dahomey. Slaves are sold at Whydah in quantities, and American vessels ...

As detailed in a 2011 book by Stanley B Alpern, the Dahomey Amazons – alternatively referred to as the N’Nonmition – served the King of Dahomey for two centuries. Over time, their role ...

The last grand "custom" of the King of Dahomey seems to have slightly shocked the nerves of English philanthropists, and, like the mild-mannered man of Yankee story, they really think that any one ...

These artefacts are "royal treasures", an early title card in Mati Diop's documentary Dahomey informs us, that were pilfered from the kingdom of Dahomey by French colonisers in an 1892 invasion.

(Netflix) This documentary is a dramatised version of what transpired when 26 artworks from the Kingdom of Dahomey were returned to Benin in West Africa. Directed by Mati Diop (Atlantics), a ...

What's Dahomey about? Dahomey is a documentary about a contentious issue, the repatriation of looted African art works from western museums. The objects - 26 royal treasures - were taken from the ...