They carved masks for ceremonies and they moulded sculptures of gods out of mud. In Benin City, craft workers were organised into groups known as guilds. There were guilds for wood carvers, ivory ...

These sculptures hold cultural significance, as the carvings were stolen when ... sculptures of Benin’s rulers, and an ivory mask, formed between the 15th and 19th Centuries.

Thousands of these culturally significant sculptures and carvings were stolen during ... They include figurines, tusks, sculptures of Benin's rulers, and an ivory mask. They were made during ...