Year of Object(s) Creation:
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Book, Weapon
Object Material(s): animal product, ink or dye, leather, paper, wood
Provenience Nation: Namibia
Provenience Location: Namibia
Year Removed from Findspot: 1893

Provenance
Start Year: 2019
End Year: 2019
Circumstance of Acquisition: Returned to Namibian Government
Nation: Namibia
Location: Gibeon
Start Year: 1893 (approximate)
End Year: 2019
Circumstance of Acquisition: Allegedly looted by German colonizers
Nation: Germany
Location: Stuttgart

Namibian Bible And Whip


Description:
German city of Stuttgart returned a whip and Bible from Stuttgart’s Linden Museum to Namibia.

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1893
Year Claim Resolved: 2019
Means of Resolution: Coordinated action by Complainant & Respondent Governments

Complainant Name: Namibian Government
Complainant Nation: Namibia
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Linden Museum, Stuttgart
Respondent Nation: Germany
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
(Status: Ready for review) Clarification Notes: . Both items belonged to Namibian national hero, Hendrik Witbooi, a leader in the fight for independence against Germany during the Nama-Herero uprising. Edited by Keli Fisher