the Trésor de Béhanzin—looted by General Alfred Dodds in November 1892 from the Palace of Abomey, and donated by him to the French state—is being returned from Paris to Bénin
here’s a shortlist thread of some of the 26 items involved:
1/ the Throne of King Ghézo
2/ The Throne of King Glèlè
3/ the doors of the Royal Palace of Abomey
4/ an iron sculpture dedicated to Gou
5/ and these three remarkable painted wooden figures of kings, in human, shark and lion forms
* short not shortlist!! -- it's all going back, sorry for the typo!!
full list here >> fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%A9s…
and a decent news piece from France 24 here, covering the "farewell" exhibit at the quai Branly >>
a full list of the 26 objects here on the MQB website >> quaibranly.fr/fr/collections…
(I erroneously included the Gou sculpture above, which is not part of this restitution - thanks for those who have corrected that!)
a small correction, and a link to the full list >>
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