Randa Abdelfattah

This is the video from the ceremony of Jesus College formally handing over the Benin bronze. The head of the college, the director of Nigeria's Commission for National Museums, and the younger brother of the sitting Oba are all in attendance. And center stage on a white pedestal is the rooster statue.

This is the video from the ceremony of Jesus College formally handing over the Benin bronze. The head of the college, the director of Nigeria's Commission for National Museums, and the younger brother of the sitting Oba are all in attendance. And center stage on a white pedestal is the rooster statue.

And in the crowd were Ore and her fellow students watching what they had started six years earlier come to fruition.

And in the crowd were Ore and her fellow students watching what they had started six years earlier come to fruition.

And in the crowd were Ore and her fellow students watching what they had started six years earlier come to fruition.

For institutions like the Smithsonian, the question of ownership and repatriation is a tricky process.

For institutions like the Smithsonian, the question of ownership and repatriation is a tricky process.

For institutions like the Smithsonian, the question of ownership and repatriation is a tricky process.

Thomas. She's the chief spokesperson at the Smithsonian Institution and was interviewed by NPR culture correspondent Chloe Veltman about how museums go about repatriation of artworks like the Benin bronzes.

Thomas. She's the chief spokesperson at the Smithsonian Institution and was interviewed by NPR culture correspondent Chloe Veltman about how museums go about repatriation of artworks like the Benin bronzes.

Thomas. She's the chief spokesperson at the Smithsonian Institution and was interviewed by NPR culture correspondent Chloe Veltman about how museums go about repatriation of artworks like the Benin bronzes.

As for DeAdria's argument that descendants of slaves should have some form of ownership over the Benin bronzes, Linda declined to comment. Instead, she pointed us to the district court's decision where a judge ruled that DeAdria and the restitution study group lacked valid claims to challenge the Smithsonian's transfer of their Benin bronzes.

As for DeAdria's argument that descendants of slaves should have some form of ownership over the Benin bronzes, Linda declined to comment. Instead, she pointed us to the district court's decision where a judge ruled that DeAdria and the restitution study group lacked valid claims to challenge the Smithsonian's transfer of their Benin bronzes.

As for DeAdria's argument that descendants of slaves should have some form of ownership over the Benin bronzes, Linda declined to comment. Instead, she pointed us to the district court's decision where a judge ruled that DeAdria and the restitution study group lacked valid claims to challenge the Smithsonian's transfer of their Benin bronzes.

But historian Wando Achebe does not agree with Deidre about where the Benin bronzes should be housed or who should really have control over them.

But historian Wando Achebe does not agree with Deidre about where the Benin bronzes should be housed or who should really have control over them.

But historian Wando Achebe does not agree with Deidre about where the Benin bronzes should be housed or who should really have control over them.

For Diadrea, this is about more than just control over the bronzes.

For Diadrea, this is about more than just control over the bronzes.

For Diadrea, this is about more than just control over the bronzes.