African Digital Heritage
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Somewhere between software and storytelling š. We work with museums, archives & communities to document African histories through innovative technology.
Kenya
Joined July 2016
RT @OpenRestitution: 6/6 Dr. Ngome Elvis Nkome, a lecturer in History & African Studies at the University of Buea, Cameroon, conducted theā¦
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RT @OpenRestitution: 5/6 The Tangue was stolen when Germans pillaged King Kumāa Mbappeās palace in 1884 because he resisted German colonialā¦
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RT @OpenRestitution: 4/6 By 2024, dialogue between both governments was ongoing; it included discussions with the Cameroonian ambassador toā¦
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RT @OpenRestitution: 3/6 In the 1880s, kings and chiefs in Douala, as well as other communities along the Bight of Biafra, fiercely resisteā¦
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RT @OpenRestitution: 2/6 The TanguĆ© is a personalised & artfully decorated shipās beak that was carved from wood & placed on the bow of theā¦
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RT @OpenRestitution: 1/6 The TanguĆ©, a sacred shipās beak from the Bele-Bele family of Douala, Cameroon, symbolizes the authority of the Doā¦
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These case studies, analyses, and resource library bring together, for the first time, a growing data set on centuries of restitution efforts led by African communities, scholars, museum professionals, artists, and policymakers.
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RT @OpenRestitution: Through case studies, compelling visualizations, and engaging stories we bring these important conversations to life.ā¦
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RT @OpenRestitution: What does it take to restitute African heritage to its rightful owners? As it turns out, this question has no singulā¦
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RT @OpenRestitution: For the past three years, weāve been documenting restitution processes across the African continent. Our research hasā¦
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After an exciting January, we are now planning. The team is using our last Sounds of History playlist as the soundscape of our strategy, dreaming, & creating for the upcoming year. We highly recommend it as a planning buddy (even though we curated itš)
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We welcome you to experience the archive. Take time to savour it, hold the moments of grief and celebration that arise, and share your thoughts on what it means (or could mean) for you, your people, and your practice.
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After uncountable reiterations and revisions on what a decolonial archive, embedded in care, would look like... The Talking Objects Archive is finally hereš„³š„³š„³š„³ Join us for the premiere at 8:00PM EAT/ 6:00PM CET
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