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Margot Finn
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Historian of Britain and colonialism, material culture, the EIC. Also works on equalities, museums, open access & research policy. Download the EIC @ Home open access volume here: www.uclpress.co.uk/products/88277 (or individual chapters via JSTOR)
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"The UK is sending some of Ghana's 'crown jewels' back...150 years after looting them from the court of the Asante king. A gold peace pipe is among 32 items returning under long-term loan deals....The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) is lending 17 pieces and 15 are from the British Museum."

Asante Gold: UK to loan back Ghana's looted 'crown jewels'
Asante Gold: UK to loan back Ghana's looted 'crown jewels'

Treasures taken 150 years ago will go back, the BBC can reveal, in a possible model for other disputes.

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Margot Finn
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Historian of Britain and colonialism, material culture, the EIC. Also works on equalities, museums, open access & research policy. Download the EIC @ Home open access volume here: www.uclpress.co.uk/products/88277 (or individual chapters via JSTOR)
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