The Headhunters

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The Headhunters

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29 minutes

Released:

Dec 12, 2020

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The arrival of Europeans in NZ kicked off a trade in Mokomokai — tattooed heads but these colonial souvenirs have their own complex history.

Released:

Dec 12, 2020

Format:

Podcast episode

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Throughout its reign, the British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Today those objects are housed in genteel institutions across the UK and the world. They usually come with polite plaques. This is a series about the not-so-polite history behind those objects. Season two is co-produced with CBC Podcasts.

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Zero Marks The Spot: It's round. It has a hole in it. It symbolises nothing and yet it is the possibility of something... meet zero. The zero we know and love... by Stuff The British Stole
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The Headhunters

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