{"id":49036,"date":"2019-03-21T14:15:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T14:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/?p=49036"},"modified":"2019-03-21T14:15:45","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T14:15:45","slug":"uk-returns-ethiopian-emperors-hair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/world\/uk-returns-ethiopian-emperors-hair\/2019\/","title":{"rendered":"UK returns Ethiopian emperor's hair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The British National Army Museum has returned to the Ethiopian government the hair locks of Emperor Tewodros II – more than 150 years after they were taken during the invasion of the African state.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49058\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49058\" style=\"width: 726px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-49058\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.akatanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tewodros-II1.jpg?resize=726%2C407&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"407\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pieces of the emperor’s hair locks were taken as trophies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ethiopians sang and danced as the two pieces of hair were handed over to Culture and Tourism Minister Hirut Weldemariam at a ceremony in London.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt a source of a good fortune and pride to stand here today to receive the remains of one of Ethiopia\u2019s most beloved and admired emperors,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And she applauded the museum\u2019s \u201cbrave and principled decision to bring the emperor\u2019s hair to its rightful home\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Museum director Justin Maciejewski said the governing body of the museum took into account the \u201cunique\u201d nature of the pieces of hair.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The museum had always considered the hair as an \u201cobject\u201d and had to reclassify them as \u201chuman remains\u201d in order to hand them over, Mr Maciejewski said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49057\" style=\"width: 698px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-49057\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.akatanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/tewodros-ii.jpg?resize=698%2C524&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"698\" height=\"524\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ethiopia has not yet said where the locks of hair will be kept<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-reactid=\".137hz4iwx66.3.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1:$post-5c932ce67b4438067665cd45.0.3.0.0:$post_8\">After his army was defeated by British troops under the command of General Napier at the battle of Maqdala in 1868, Emperor Tewodros killed himself rather than surrender.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-reactid=\".137hz4iwx66.3.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1:$post-5c932ce67b4438067665cd45.0.3.0.0:$post_9\">British troops then cut his hair to keep as a trophy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-reactid=\".137hz4iwx66.3.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1:$post-5c932ce67b4438067665cd45.0.3.0.0:$post_10\">The two pieces of hair were handed to the museum by unknown private collectors 60 years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British National Army Museum has returned to the Ethiopian government the hair locks of Emperor Tewodros II – more than 150 years after they were taken during the invasion of the African state. 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