Cultural Restitution
October 8, 2024
ETHIOPIA
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ETHIOPIA
Updated October 2024
Below is a schedule of successful restitutions made to Ethiopia, together
with other restitution news. Entries are updated regularly
October 2024
The newly created Royal Ethiopian Trust has negotiated the return to Ethiopia of a 19th century shield looted from from Maqdala and withdrawn from a UK auction in February 2024
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