Who Owns Africa’s Art?

A new major exhibition on the history and heritage of West Africa’s Sahel region  has reignited debates around the possession of African art and historical objects. “Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, brings together over 200 works of art from as early as 2000 years ago until the early 20^th century.