A dancer wearing a historical mask. The National Museum of Tanzania is to formally start processes to reclaim cultural objects lost during the colonial rule. PHOTO | COURTESY
The fight by the Ngoni elders of Tanzania to bring back home the head of chief Songea from Germany was recently the subject of discussion at a conference.
Chief Songea’s head is one of over 11,100 Tanzanian historical and cultural objects, including body parts, found in museums and other institutions in Germany, according to Barbara Plankensteiner, the director of Markk-Museum am Rothenbaum in Germany.
