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Global Restitution Effort: Netherlands and Indonesia Rejoice as Hundreds of Cultural Artifacts Return

The Netherlands and Indonesia celebrated the return of hundreds of cultural artifacts, including jewels and temple carvings, that were taken during colonial times. The artifacts were officially handed back to Indonesia at a ceremony in Leiden, marking a significant step in global restitution efforts. The Dutch government, following the advice of a committee set up in 2022, returned the items, which are the first to be repatriated based on restitution requests. The return of these objects holds symbolic and cultural importance for Indonesia, allowing them to reintegrate them into their historical narrative. This event highlights the sensitivity surrounding colonial objects and their return.

via Fox News|

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Germany returns Indigenous masks to Colombia in colonial reckoning.

Germany has returned two wooden "sun masks" made by the Indigenous Kogi people to Colombia, where they are considered sacred. The masks, which date back to the mid-15th century, had been in a Berlin museum's collection for over a century. The decision to restitute them follows several years of contacts between Berlin's museum authority and Colombia, and an official Colombian request last year for their return. The move is part of a wider reappraisal of colonial-era pasts by European nations and museums.

via NPR|

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Colombia reclaims ancient masks from Germany.

Germany's Ethnological Museum in Berlin has returned two wooden masks, believed to be from the mid-15th century, to Colombia's Kogi mountain people. The masks were used in Indigenous rituals and were bought by ethnologist Konrad Theodor Preuss in 1915. The handover follows years of talks between Berlin's museum authority and Colombia, with an official request for their return coming from Colombia last year. The return of the masks is part of a rethink of how European countries deal with their colonial past.

via DW (English)|

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