Before the white coffin containing Kenyan hawker Boniface Kariuki was carried into a vehicle for his final journey home, his ...

However, as the Ngil mask at the center of the ongoing trial wasn’t held in a public collection, Gabon cannot demand its restitution from France.

A 20th-century African mask sold for £107,100, more than 300 times its guide price. The Kwele mask from Gabon was given an estimate of between £300 to £500 by Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury ...

An antiques dealer who sold a rare African mask for $4.6 million won a legal battle with the elderly couple who sold it to him for $165 without realizing the treasure’s actual worth.

A French court has rejected an appeal by an elderly couple who were paid €150 ($165) for a rare Gabonese mask that later sold for more than €4 million ($4.4 million) at auction.

An antiques dealer who bought an African mask for £130 and then sold it for £3.6million has won a legal battle with its previous owners - after a judge ruled the elderly French couple failed to ...

The item, a large wooden mask measuring 2 ½ feet tall, is a good example of the quality work coming out of Africa at the time, DuMouchelle said. Unfortunately, it is not an older example of ...

WINDHOEK (Reuters) - African leaders past and present gathered in Namibia on Saturday to bury the country's "founding father" Sam Nujoma, who challenged colonialism and a military occupation by ...

The court is expected to make its decision known on December 19. The mask is an extremely rare artifact of great spiritual value to the Gabonese people, Betoe Bi Evie told CNN.

The mask is originally from Gabon and was in the collection of an interior designer A 20th-century African mask sold for £107,100, more than 300 times its guide price. The Kwele mask from Gabon ...

However, as the Ngil mask at the center of the ongoing trial wasn’t held in a public collection, Gabon cannot demand its restitution from France. The-CNN-Wire ...