UK museum to return emperor´s hair locks to EthiopiaLONDON: A London museum said on Monday it will return to Ethiopia locks of hair allegedly taken by British troops from an emperor who committed suicide rather than being captured over 150 years ago. The National Army Museum will repatriate the hair, cut from the head of emperor Tewodros II, following a formal request from Ethiopia last year. The museum noted it was returning the items on the basis that they are ‘human remains’. Ethiopia has demanded the return of the most significant of these "treasures of Magdala", which are housed in British institutions, including London´s Victoria and Albert Museum. The requests mirror those of numerous African countries who want art and treasures taken during their colonisation by European powers to be repatriated.

Source: Ethiopian News March 04, 2019 16:30 UTC