Eyob Derillo, an Ethiopian academic who advised on Harry Potter films, evaluates artefacts in the King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum in LancasterA British Army museum has called in an academic to explore the attraction’s colonial connections and reveal which of its artefacts were looted from Ethiopia. The King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum in Lancaster is understood to house objects taken during a 19th-century campaign in Abyssinia, now Ethiopia, which have a deep cultural significance for the modern nation. Eyob Derillo, an Abyssinian specialist and author of histories of magic, has been engaged to establish which objects were seized during the campaign. It is understood that the museum may house a piece of shirt used to wipe blood from the body of Tewodros. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month, then enjoy 1 year for just $9 with our US-exclusive offer.

Source: Ethiopian News January 03, 2024 16:37 UTC