🔗 Share this article The East African nation Takes Back Valuable Artefacts After a 100-Year Stay in German Hands This Group Contains Royal Headpieces, Shields and Paintings Each Considered as Culturally Important Exactly Twelve historical items have been ceremoniously restored to the Ethiopian nation after being kept by a family in Germany for over 100 years. The artefacts, initially acquired in the 1920's by the German then-envoy to the Ethiopian empire a German envoy and his spouse his partner, were handed over on Wednesday to the research center at the university in Addis Ababa. The assortment contained royal crowns, armor and canvases, each regarded as culturally important in the nation. "These treasures still stand as a mark of the enduring and positive relationship between the German nation and the Ethiopian people," stated Ferdinand von Weyhe, Germany's ambassador to the East African country. Dr. a professor, whose father was born during the household's assignment in Ethiopia, handed over the objects at a ceremony joined by the Minister of Tourism Selamawit Kassa. He said that the family's aim to give back the treasures was to "showcase their beauty with the audience and maintain the culture and past linked to my father's birth." These Artefacts Will Soon to Be Made Available to the People for Study and Scholarly Work The items were either donations or purchases, according to the household. "I would like to thank Professor Weiss's relatives for actively showing their deep love for the nation by meticulously preserving these items and crucially guaranteeing their return to their rightful nation," said the minister of tourism. She added that the artefacts would shortly be opened to the general audience for study and educational purposes, calling the decision a significant step in preserving Ethiopia's national treasures. "Efforts are ongoing to bring back historical objects that are held in the custody of collectors and institutions throughout the planet," she affirmed. During imperial control in Africa, thousands of traditional objects were plundered. The demand by nations in Africa for the repatriation of stolen objects has been responded to by some success in lately - even if several objects are only on short-term display. Back in two years ago, Germany was the pioneering nation to give back a selection of the well-known Benin Bronzes to the West African nation in a bid to confront its "troubled legacy." Similar Topics Cultural Restoration Initiatives in Africa This Impact of Imperial Past on Contemporary African Heritage Global Campaigns for the Restitution of Stolen Treasures