The objects, which have great artistic and cultural value, were taken from their people in the colonial period.
a Cambridge University Museum of Archeology and Anthropologybased in the UK, recently announced that it has agreed to repatriate several historic items, Uganda🇧🇷
The artifacts, which include traditional amulets and costumes, are of great artistic and cultural significance to the people who made them. They were taken from African lands during colonial periodwhich was under British rule.
The vast amount of African art filling museums in England has been the target of criticism for years, as these historical pieces were often obtained through unfair transactions (as the British side had far more power than it was negotiating with) or theft, according to DailyMail.
Cut ties with the colonial past
The initiative, which will start in 2023, is part of a relocation project called the Uganda Museum Relocation.
“We want to put these things back into the hands of the people who made them meaningful. We want them to live again, not just as museum pieces, but as part of the overall culture in Uganda,” he said. Derek Petersonprofessor and historian leading historical reparation efforts.
These things have been displaced in both space and time. Colonial-era collectors took them out of the hands of the Ugandans and turned them into specimens of ethnic identity. We want to put it back into the hands of the people who made it meaningful, to open up conversations about the future course of families, clans and professions.”
