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  • The Tribal Eye Kingdom of Bronze (Season 1, Episode 4)
  • TV Episode | Documentary

The Tribal Eye

Kingdom of Bronze (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Documentary
At the turn of the century Europeans refused to believe that the craftsmen of the Nigerian Kingdom of Benin could have made such sophisticated and beautiful bronze castings. This program traces the history of Beni and Yoruba bronzes, and ...See moreAt the turn of the century Europeans refused to believe that the craftsmen of the Nigerian Kingdom of Benin could have made such sophisticated and beautiful bronze castings. This program traces the history of Beni and Yoruba bronzes, and examines the techniques used in making them, and the results. We see the beautiful and elegant portrait busts, plaques and standing figures which read as impressive chronicles of the elaborate court life under the autocratic Obas of Benin. Written by Joyce M See less
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Directors
David Collison | Anna Benson Gyles (museum sequences)
Writer
David Attenborough (written by)
Editor
Dick Allen
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Updated Jun 17, 1975
Release date
Jun 17, 1975 (United Kingdom)

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