Only 40 Benin Bronze makers are left in Nigeria as it fights to have its stolen artifacts returned

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In the past few years, Europe and the United States have been returning stolen bronzes from the historical Kingdom of Benin. While today's Benin Bronze casters appreciate repatriation efforts, they say Nigeria's government is not investing enough in them. They fear if this continues, there won't be any more Benin Bronze craftsmen left standing in the next few decades.