translate English to French: Moreover, it gave precedence to contemporary masks, which were of little interest to the collectors. Mr Gaël de GUICHEN understood Mr Chazal’s motivations, but stressed the peculiar nature of the situation in Africa: a Greek child could not see the Victory of Samothrace, but could still discover his or her own culture in Athens; an Egyptian child would never see the Berlin Nefertiti, but could still comprehend the Egyptian civilisation in Cairo.
M. Gaël de GUICHEN comprend les motivations de Me Chazal, mais souligne que la situation en Afrique est spécifique : un enfant grec ne peut voir la Victoire de Samothrace, mais il peut découvrir sa propre culture à Athènes ; un enfant égyptien ne verra pas la Néfertiti de Berlin, mais il peut comprendre la civilisation égyptienne au Caire.