Objects of Crisis: The Akan drum @britishmuseum

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In our penultimate episode of Objects of Crisis Hartwig talks with former deputy chair of the Museum trustees, Bonnie Greer, about an object that is very close to her heart- the Akan drum.

To find out more about the Akan drum, visit Collection online on the Museum website: britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Am-SLMisc-1368

You can also read Bonnie's blog piece, 'What we have saved from the fire', here: blog.britishmuseum.org/bonnie-greer-what-we-have-saved-from-the-fire

Images:
Plan of slave ship: Plymouth Chapter of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade / Public domain
Illustration of sailor on a slave ship suspending an African girl by her ankle from a rope over a pulley. Captain John Kimber stands on the left with a whip in his hand: Attributed to Isaac Cruikshank, 1756?-1811? / Public domain

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