english: Its lukewarm attitude towards human trafficking was unprofitable to its European trading partners … The artists of Benin were not enslaved. They worked for the king and for other elites, and they were compensated for their brilliant works.
non_english: Ma la sua scarsa attitudine al commercio umano fu di poco profitto per i partner europei … Gli artisti beninesi non furono resi schiavi, ma lavorarono per il re e gli altri esponenti dell’elite politica, e furono generosamente ricompensati per le loro opere di grande maestria.