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Repatriation of African art
In a small windowless room in the basement of the British Museum sit some of the holiest relics of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church: 11 small wooden plaques called Tabots that are considered by Ethiopian Christians to contain God’s presence. Each is meant to represent the biblical Ark of the Covenant.
So holy are the pieces that they cannot be publicly displayed—Ethiopian Orthodox believers say only priests should look at them
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First time hearing of the tabots and this is a sad story! The Brits need to return them to Ethiopia.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/british-museum-stolen-artifacts-elgin-marbles-tabots-benin-bronzes-6fe8ad47?mod=e2tw
In a small windowless room in the basement of the British Museum sit some of the holiest relics of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church: 11 small wooden plaques called Tabots that are considered by Ethiopian Christians to contain God’s presence. Each is meant to represent the biblical Ark of the Covenant.
So holy are the pieces that they cannot be publicly displayed—Ethiopian Orthodox believers say only priests should look at them
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First time hearing of the tabots and this is a sad story! The Brits need to return them to Ethiopia.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/british-museum-stolen-artifacts-elgin-marbles-tabots-benin-bronzes-6fe8ad47?mod=e2tw
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