Monday December 02, 2024

National Museum mulls to return historical artifact to Benin

Published : 04 Nov 2024, 21:24

  DF News Desk
A delegation led by Benin's Foreign Minister Shegun Bakari on Monday visited the Collection and Conservation Centre to see a kataklé. Photo: National Museum of Finland.

The National Museum of Finland is planning to return a katakle, a ceremonial royal stool, to the Republic of Benin, the museum announced in a press release published on Monday, reported Xinhua.

Elina Anttila, director general of the National Museum, emphasized the importance of this return, saying it completes a historically significant repatriation effort.

The stool has been part of the National Museum's collection since 1939. It served as a ceremonial item symbolizing stability and power.