Ethiopians on Wednesday celebrated the decision by a London museum to hand back locks of hair cut from the corpse of an Ethiopian emperor during a British invasion 150 years ago. Hirut Kassaw will take the hair back to Ethiopia at the weekend where it will eventually be buried at the grave of Emperor Tewodros II at at monastery in northern Ethiopia, an embassy official said. READMOREAbout Emperor Tewodros IIThe emperor claimed a bloodline dating back to the biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The museum’s records suggest the hair was taken from Magdala by an artist on the British force. Institutions including the British Museum have resisted repatriation campaigns citing legislation preventing them from breaking up collections and arguing that they can preserve items and present them to an international audience.

Source: Ethiopian News March 22, 2019 03:56 UTC