Barnaby Phillips
@barnabyphillips.bsky.social
Journalist and author. 'Loot- Britain and the Benin Bronzes' & 'Another Man's War'..I was a correspondent based in Athens, Jo'burg Lagos, Luanda & Maputo..Now back in my native N1 #COYG
Do come and see the film I made about Isaac's harrowing Burma adventures, at @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social 22/1/26
www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/bur...
www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/bur...
The Burma Boy: 15 Years On
Join a panel of experts as they discuss public understanding of African service in the Burma campaign and how it has evolved over the past decade.
www.nam.ac.uk
August 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Do come and see the film I made about Isaac's harrowing Burma adventures, at @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social 22/1/26
www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/bur...
www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/bur...
Estimation '60-80,000' Euros for the plaque. A lot of money but perhaps a lot less than it would have fetched a decade ago. My article on the market in colonial looted objects, impact of restitution debate, stigma of 1897.
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www.vice.com/en/article/l...
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Dealers Say They’re Struggling to Sell Looted Artefacts From Africa These Days
Global attitudes towards objects looted during the colonial period are changing.
www.vice.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Estimation '60-80,000' Euros for the plaque. A lot of money but perhaps a lot less than it would have fetched a decade ago. My article on the market in colonial looted objects, impact of restitution debate, stigma of 1897.
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www.vice.com/en/article/l...
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www.vice.com/en/article/l...
see my book 'Loot' on Derain and Benin Bronzes.
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June 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
see my book 'Loot' on Derain and Benin Bronzes.
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You might like this exquisite torc, Asante, Ghana. Gold, almost 1 kg, royal regalia. Looted by the British army in 1874, bought by British Museum in 1877. Loaned back by BM to Asante king's museum in Kumasi Ghana in 2024, where I took this pic.
June 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
You might like this exquisite torc, Asante, Ghana. Gold, almost 1 kg, royal regalia. Looted by the British army in 1874, bought by British Museum in 1877. Loaned back by BM to Asante king's museum in Kumasi Ghana in 2024, where I took this pic.