Tuesday, 5 March 2019

UK museum agrees to return Ethiopian emperor's hair

National Army Museum says it has agreed to a formal request for two locks of hair of Tewodros II

A British museum has agreed to repatriate to Ethiopia two locks of hair taken from the head of the 19th-century emperor Tewodros II.

The National Army Museum on Monday said it had agreed to a formal request for the return of objects “considered to be of cultural sensitivity to Ethiopian citizens”.

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from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ELuyRH

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