Germany

The place of interest was Bremen Anthropological Museum in Bremen. Unfortunately we did not have enough time to visit St. Odila, the Benedictine's fathers headquarters. During the hunt of Chief Mkwawa, his first son and heir,Sapi was captured and sent to Germany where he stayed for several years at St. Odila. There he learned to speak fluent German and had command of the language even after several years of not speaking German when he came back.

After Sergeant Merckel cut off Chief Mkwawa's head, Commander Von Prince sent the skull to Berlin. The skull was then sent and kept at Bremen Anthropological Museum in Bremen.

After Germany lost all her colonies, the Versailles Treaty of June 28, 1919 : Part VIII Article 246stippulated that the Hehe Chief's skull should be returned to his people.

In 1949 the then Governor of Tanganyika, Sir Edward Twining asked for its official return to Tanganyika.In 1953 he personally went to Bremen with the shape of the skull, cranial measurements and the place where the shot made a hole. He finally found what he was looking for.

On July 9, 1954, fifty six years to the day of Chief Mkwawa's death, Sir Edward Twining handed over his skull to Chief Adam Sapi Mkwawa in a very colouful and a great occasion at Kalenga.