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245 00 a| Fifteen colonial thefts :b| a guide to looted African heritage in museums /c| edited by Sela K. Adjei and Yann LeGall ; foreword by Peju Layiwola.;

264 1 a| London ;a| Las Vegas :b| Pluto Press,c| 2024.;

300 a| xvii, 284 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Foreword by Peju Layiwola. Introduction: 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 LeGall -- Part I: The Battlefield 1. The Treasure of Samori Touré / by Felwine Sarr & Bénédicte Savoy. 2. The Manifesto of the Sudanese Mahdī: Banners as Artefacts of Empire / by Fergus Nicoll & Osman Nusairi. 3. Conversation: IsiHlangu from the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879: 'We need to infuse African-ness in museum' / by Mwelela Cele & Yann LeGall. 4. 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 Rivoir. 5. 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 Azamede -- Part II: The Royal Palace. 6. Hiding and Returning Asante Regalia (1970-2024): The Journey of an Ancestral Messenger / by Nii Kwate Owoo. 7. A Plaque from an Ngolo etana: The Looting of Architectural Heritage as a Token of Colonial Violence / by Richard Tsogang Fossi & Jeanne-Ange Wagne. 8. 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 Mboro. 9. 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 Layir. 10. The Long Journey of the bocio of Three Danxomè Kings / by Didier Houénoudé & Gaëlle Beaujean -- Part III: The Sacred. 11. Degodding Maqdala / by Emanuel Admassu & Eyob Derillo. 12. Nkisi nkonde of Chief Ne Kuko of Boma: The Tragic Spoliation of an Object of Power / by Placide Mumbembele Sanger. 13. Conversation: The Ngadji of the Pokomo: On Revolutionary Responses, Release and Relationships / by Njoki Ngumi & Adé lá Naomi Adérèmí. 14. Where are Nehanda's Remains? A Zimbabwean Search in the Context of Shifting Museum Politics / by Njabulo Chipangura, Farai Chabata & Lennon Mhishi. 15. Byéri: Ancestor Guardian Figures of the Kwasio people in Southern Cameroon / by Yrine Matchinda & Sebastian-Manès Sprute. Abbreviations. Appendix: List of Museums and Collections.;

520 a| Debates around restitution and decolonising museums continue to rage across the world. Artefacts, effigies and ancestral remains are finally being accurately contextualised and repatriated to their homelands. Fifteen Colonial Thefts amplifies and adds to these discussions, exploring the history of colonial violence in Africa through the prism of fifteen African belongings--all looted at the height of the imperial era and brought to European museums. The book is structured around three arenas--the battlefield, the royal palace, and the realm of the sacred--in which colonial officers violently plundered Africa. It explores the meaning of those cultural assets at the time of their appropriation, but also today, in an era of restitution. Each chapter is accompanied by an original illustration, commissioned especially for the book, from both established and emerging African artists, bringing these stories to life for the reader. With contributors from across the continents of Europe and Africa, including scientists, museum professionals, artists and activists, the book illuminates the collective trauma and loss of cultural, historical and spiritual knowledge that colonial theft engendered. - Inside front flap of jacket.;

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Fifteen colonial thefts : a guide to looted African heritage in museums / edited by Sela K. Adjei and Yann LeGall ; foreword by Peju Layiwola.

Other author	Adjei, Sela Kodjo, editor.
Other author	LeGall, Yann, editor.
Other author	Layiwola, Peju, 1967- author of foreword.
Format	Book
Publication	London ; Las Vegas : Pluto Press, 2024.
Copyright Date	©2024
Description	xvii, 284 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects	Cultural property--Repatriation. --Africa. Museums--Acquisitions. --History. Art thefts--Africa.

Contents	Foreword by Peju Layiwola. Introduction: 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 LeGall -- Part I: The Battlefield 1. The Treasure of Samori Touré / by Felwine Sarr & Bénédicte Savoy. 2. The Manifesto of the Sudanese Mahdī: Banners as Artefacts of Empire / by Fergus Nicoll & Osman Nusairi. 3. Conversation: IsiHlangu from the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879: 'We need to infuse African-ness in museum' / by Mwelela Cele & Yann LeGall. 4. 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 Rivoir. 5. 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 Azamede -- Part II: The Royal Palace. 6. Hiding and Returning Asante Regalia (1970-2024): The Journey of an Ancestral Messenger / by Nii Kwate Owoo. 7. A Plaque from an Ngolo etana: The Looting of Architectural Heritage as a Token of Colonial Violence / by Richard Tsogang Fossi & Jeanne-Ange Wagne. 8. 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 Mboro. 9. 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 Layir. 10. The Long Journey of the bocio of Three Danxomè Kings / by Didier Houénoudé & Gaëlle Beaujean -- Part III: The Sacred. 11. Degodding Maqdala / by Emanuel Admassu & Eyob Derillo. 12. Nkisi nkonde of Chief Ne Kuko of Boma: The Tragic Spoliation of an Object of Power / by Placide Mumbembele Sanger. 13. Conversation: The Ngadji of the Pokomo: On Revolutionary Responses, Release and Relationships / by Njoki Ngumi & Adé lá Naomi Adérèmí. 14. Where are Nehanda's Remains? A Zimbabwean Search in the Context of Shifting Museum Politics / by Njabulo Chipangura, Farai Chabata & Lennon Mhishi. 15. Byéri: Ancestor Guardian Figures of the Kwasio people in Southern Cameroon / by Yrine Matchinda & Sebastian-Manès Sprute. Abbreviations. Appendix: List of Museums and Collections.
Abstract	Debates around restitution and decolonising museums continue to rage across the world. Artefacts, effigies and ancestral remains are finally being accurately contextualised and repatriated to their homelands. Fifteen Colonial Thefts amplifies and adds to these discussions, exploring the history of colonial violence in Africa through the prism of fifteen African belongings--all looted at the height of the imperial era and brought to European museums. The book is structured around three arenas--the battlefield, the royal palace, and the realm of the sacred--in which colonial officers violently plundered Africa. It explores the meaning of those cultural assets at the time of their appropriation, but also today, in an era of restitution. Each chapter is accompanied by an original illustration, commissioned especially for the book, from both established and emerging African artists, bringing these stories to life for the reader. With contributors from across the continents of Europe and Africa, including scientists, museum professionals, artists and activists, the book illuminates the collective trauma and loss of cultural, historical and spiritual knowledge that colonial theft engendered. - Inside front flap of jacket.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9780745349527
ISBN	0745349528 (hardcover)

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