The 19th century Throne of King Ghezo, left, and Throne of King Glele, from Benin, are pictured at the Quai Branly Jacques Chirac Museum, Oct. 25, 2021, in Paris. France displayed 26 looted colonial-era artifacts for one last time before returning them home to Benin in November 2021. The wooden anthropomorphic statues, royal thrones and sacred altars were pilfered by the French army in the 19th century from Western Africa. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
