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Title:The Napier expedition and the loot from Maqdala
Author:Pankhurst, RichardISNI
Year:1985
Periodical:Présence africaine
Issue:133-134
Pages:233-240
Language:English
Geographic term:Ethiopia
Subjects:war crimes
war
visual arts
1860-1869
Abstract:Recent UNESCO demands that objects of cultural and historical importance plundered from the Third World during the colonial era should be restored to the countries of origin, render opportune a reconsideration of the British expedition against Emperor Tewodros (Ethiopia) in 1867-1868 and of the extensive looting of which it was guilty. Sections: the fall of Maqdala - the looting of the fortress - Sir Richard Holmes - the burning of Maqdala - a two-day auction - British Museum and library acquisitions - Emperor Yohannes IV's initiative - mystery of the missing icon - the twentieth century. Notes.
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