Send Ethiopian treasures back, former Archbishop of Canterbury tells British Museum

The Great Court inside The British Museum.

(Picture: PA Archive)

A former Archbishop of Canterbury has urged the British Museum to return a collection of Ethiopian religious treasures to Africa.

Lord Carey said he hoped the museum would act with “urgency” and give the artefacts — called Tabots — back to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. He said he was frustrated the artefacts, considered sacred in Ethiopia, were still at the museum where they are locked away from public view on account of their religious significance.