FILE PHOTO: A view shows artworks on a shelf in Yemisi Shyllon's home, in Lagos, Nigeria July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian art collector Yemisi Shyllon wants to see works created by Nigerian artists and the country's historical artefacts receive the same recognition at home as they are increasingly attracting overseas.
After amassing a personal collection of 7,000 artworks over the last 44 years, which includes a piece dating back to the 9th century, the 68-year-old lawyer last year donated 1,000 pieces to the museum of Lagos's Pan-Atlantic University.
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