A carved African mask from the 19th century sells in France for $4.6 million despite Gabonese protesters in the auction house calling for the item's ''restitution'
Despite the auctioneer of the carved mask claiming its sale is legal, Gabonese protesters have demanded the"colonial ill-gotten gain" be returned to its original owners.
A carved mask from Central Africa, dating from the 19th century, has been sold in France for $4.6 million, despite Gabonese protesters in the auction house calling for the item's "'restitution".
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