Format:
304 Seiten
ISBN:
9780745349527
Content:
A timely and compelling contribution to the debate around repatriation of looted African artefacts, illustrated and contributed to by African artists and writers
Note:
Foreword by Peju LayiwolaIntroduction: Fifteen in a Thousand: How to Tell the History of Colonial Conquest, Anti-Colonial Resistance, and Looted African Heritage by Sela K. Adjei and Yann LeGallPart I: The Battlefield1. The Treasure of Samori Touré - by Felwine Sarr & Bénédicte Savoy2. The Manifesto of the SudaneseMahdÄ": Banners as Artefacts of Empire - by Fergus Nicoll &Osman Nusairi3. Conversation: IsiHlangu from the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879: 'We need to infuse African-ness in museum' - by Mwelela Cele & Yann LeGall4. The Plunder from 'Adibo Dali', and Why Looted Cultural Goods Need to Return to Dagbon - by Alhaji Sulemana Alhassan Iddi, Elias Aguigah, Marlena Barnstorf-Brandes, Michael A. Gyimah, Jan König & Ricarda Rivoir5. A War Coat of the Anufo/Tchokossi: From Northern Togo to the Field Museum in Chicago -by Julia Kennedy, Foreman Bandama, Christopher J. Philipp, and Kokou AzamedePart II: The Royal Palace6.Hiding and Returning Asante Regalia (1970-2024): The Journey of an Ancestral Messenger - by Nii Kwate Owoo7. A Plaque from an Ngolo etana: The Looting of Architectural Heritage as a Token of Colonial Violence - byRichard Tsogang Fossi & Jeanne-Ange Wagne8. Conversation: Subverting Firepower: A German Cartridge Upcycled as Snuffbox, a Symbol of Chagga Resistance - by Konradin Kunze, Sarita Lydia Mamseri,Gabriel Mzei Orio & Mnyaka Sururu Mboro9. In Defence of Theft? On the Theft and Restitution of Ngonsso' and Punitive Exhibitions - by Godfrey B. Tangwa and Fogha MC Cornilius Refem, alias Wan wo Layir10. The Long Journey of the bocio of Three Danxomè Kings - byDidier Houénoudé & Gaëlle BeaujeanPart III: The Sacred10. The Tabots from Maqdala - by Emanuel Admassu & Eyob Derillo11. Nkisi nkonde of Chief Ne Kuko of Boma: The Tragic Spoliation of an Object of Power - by Placide Mumbembele Sanger12. Conversation: The Ngadji of the Pokomo: On Revolutionary Responses, Release and Relationships - by Njoki Ngumi & Adé lá Naomi Adérè mí13. Where are Mbuya Nehanda's Remains? A Zimbabwean Search in the Context of Shifting Museum Politics - by Njabulo Chipangura, Farai Chabata & Lennon Mhishi14.Byéri: Ancestor Guardian Figures of the Kwasio people in Southern Cameroon - by Yrine Matchinda & Sebastian-Manès SpruteAbbreviationsAppendix: List of Museums and Collections
Language:
English
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