Curious stone Nomoli figures found in Sierra Leone have captured the imagination of pseudo-historians on their quest for evidence of ancient alien activity.
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“The restitution of those cultural objects which our museums and collections, directly or indirectly, possess thanks to the colonial system and are now being demanded, must also not be postponed with cheap arguments and tricks.” Gert v. Paczensky and Herbert Ganslmayr,
Nofretete will nach Hause. (1)
There have been in recent months a lot of references to provenance research whenever there is talk of restitution of looted African artefacts that are in Western museums and institutions.(2) The impression often arises as if provenance research and restitution were inextricably linked. Some supporters of provenance research make it clear that the two are not necessarily linked.(3)
As a display of his strength, the king of this West African kingdom allowed his artisans to create ivory saltcellars for Portuguese merchants in the 1500s.
As a display of his strength, the king of this West African kingdom allowed his artisans to create ivory saltcellars for Portuguese merchants in the 1500s.