The REAL Reason Why African Congo Masks Were Loaned To The USA
Channel: Think Museums
Date: 2020-10-26

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African Art is not Art for arts sake, its functional and when I visited the Musical Instruments Museum(USA) Exhibition on the Congo Masks and Musical Instruments that was clearly spelt. Most of these objects have been loaned from the Africa Museum in Belgium. The Africa Museum symbolizes the ravages of colonialism that Belgium exacted upon its Congolese subjects during 75 years of occupation. When it first opened in 1898, the institution was essentially a trophy case for King Leopold II. For an African this is the only opportunity for me to witness theses objects and for most people back in Africa they will never see those objects unless the issue of restitution works out.

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