Subnostr

Do you have sources for this? It just feels like that extraction would be really hard to quantify.

Regardless, those artifacts need to be brought to rest back in their home lands. Maybe they can even go to museums that can revitalize local economies?! I hate how these priceless works go towards private collectors and money laundering scams.

nobody 2y ago

Let me shed some light on the subject.

„Africa’s Struggle for Its Art: History of a Postcolonial Defeat“

Is a Book of Bénédicte Savoy.

I met her and talked to her a few times about this topic, because we worked in the same prestigious cultural institution, the Humboldt Forum. I quit there, among other things, because I witnessed firsthand the cynical handling of the Restition of the Benin Bronzes , a group of several thousand metal plaques and sculptures that decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin, in what is now Edo State, Nigeria. And I am talking of only one institution. There are many reputable sources about this topic.

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river 2y ago

Thank you so very much. I will take a look at this right now. I appreciate your helpfulness.

nobody 2y ago

You are welcome and I am glad we discuss these topics.