Stuff The British Stole: A Tiger and a Scream

April 11, 2021 4:23 PM

How a toy tiger became the symbol of a struggle between India and its former British colonisers

This is a surprisingly light-hearted look at the history of colonisation through objects locked in British museums. First up is a musical sculpture stolen from an Indian king.

posted by Wrinkled Stumpskin (2 comments total)

Thanks for posting, this sounds interesting! Will check it out.
posted by rogerroger at 5:19 PM on April 11, 2021

So far, every episode has been pretty good, talking about where things came from, who took them, and often finding who they belong to now!
posted by Wrinkled Stumpskin at 9:43 AM on April 12, 2021