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Fadli Zon promises to continue repatriating cultural artifacts
Culture Minister Fadli Zon has reiterated his dedication to repatriating Indonesia's cultural artifacts from abroad.
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Precious history: A statue of elephant-headed deity Ganesha that was part of a collection of the Wereldmuseum in the Netherlands is shown in this undated photo. The statue, believed to originate from the 13th century Hindu-Buddhist Singosari kingdom, was taken in the 19th century from a temple in East Java during the Dutch colonial era. It is one of hundreds of collections the Netherlands returned to Indonesia on Sept. 20. (Courtesy of Wereldmuseum/-)
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ulture Minister Fadli Zon reaffirmed his commitment to continue repatriating Indonesian cultural artifacts which are still located abroad.
"We will continue our efforts to bring back our cultural assets," he said in Padang Panjang city, West Sumatra, on Wednesday, as quoted by Antara news agency.
Fadli highlighted that many Indonesian cultural objects, such as statues, manuscripts and ancient texts were kept abroad, such as in the Netherlands, United Kingdom and India.
"There are still many artifacts like kris [traditional dagger], statues and other cultural items that need to be returned," Fadli said.
He mentioned that some objects are already being repatriated to Indonesia, with an expected arrival in November or December.
The Netherlands, for example, returned 288 historical cultural items on Sept. 20 while Australia returned 332 items of Tek Sing ceramics on Sept. 8.
However, the British government still refused to return Indonesian cultural items. The British government also refused, for example, to return the 2,500-year Parthenon sculptures taken by Lord Eglin in 1802 as well as the extensive collection of Egyptian artifacts which are housed in the British Museum.
