Ancestral screen from Nigeria

At the request of Kalabari chiefs in 1916, a number of ancestral screens were placed under the protection of Talbot, a British district officer in southern Nigeria. Talbot then presented 9 of these screens to the British Museum.

London Part II Back in Business

August 25th 2023
OK, we’re back in business mainly due the loving care and attention provided by Nurse Dianne supported by the Princess Cruise line staff. I think the many errors I found in the text versions of the blog were not caused by the effects of COVID, but from the fact that I can’t type. But onwards…. London Day 4 The British Museum was our main target for today. It is so immens ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more

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