点评:The National Museum of African Art had two new special exhibits. The first was "Bruce Onobrakpeya: The Mask and the Cross". This Nigerian artist drew "The Fourteen Stations of the Cross" and illustrated several books. He is a recipient of the UNESCO Living Human Treasure Award. "Station V: The Cyrenean carries the cross", made in 1969, is a good example of Onobrakpeya's African touch. Simon of Cyrene is dressed in traditional Urhobo (a culture in Nigeria) clothing and the Roman soldier is dressed in the uniform of the colonial era Queen's Own Nigeria Regiment.
The second special exhibit I saw was "Benin Bronzes: Ambassadors of the Oba". The museum had 29 works that were stolen from Benin City in Nigeria. The Smithsonian has agreed to return them to Nigeria. Twenty have been returned and the other nine belong to Nigeria but are on a loan to the Smithsonian. Among the treasures are a plaque from the mid-16th to 17th century depicting musicians and a page holding a ceremonial sword flanking a high-ranking warrior.
翻译:国家非洲艺术博物馆有两个新的特别展览。第一个是“布鲁斯·奥诺布拉克佩亚:面具和十字架”。这位尼日利亚艺术家绘制了“十四站十字架”,并为几本书绘制了插图。他是联合国教科文组织人类活宝奖的获得者。1969 年创作的“第五站:背负十字架的昔兰尼人”是奥诺布拉克佩亚非洲风格的一个很好的例子。昔兰尼的西蒙穿着传统的乌尔霍博(尼日利亚的一种文化)服装,罗马士兵穿着殖民时期女王尼日利亚军团的制服。
我看到的第二个特别展览是“贝宁青铜器:奥巴大使”。博物馆有 29 件从尼日利亚贝宁城被盗的作品。史密森尼学会已同意将它们归还尼日利亚。其中 20 件已归还,另外 9 件属于尼日利亚,但借给了史密森尼学会。这些宝藏中有一块 16 世纪中叶至 17 世纪的牌匾,上面描绘了音乐家和一名手持礼仪剑、站在高级战士两侧的侍从。