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Hawaiian feather helmet
A History of the World in 100 Objects
A History of the World by Nicholas Thomas
It's impossible to know exactly what objects like this for the helmet meant to Hawaiians of the 1770s. What is clear is that they're now taking on a new significance for Hawaiians of 21st century. For Hawaiian people, these feathered objects take their place in a very particular contemporary political debate. In the next program, we move to the continental United States, with a map that charts a different and equally complex relationship between local inhabitants and European invaders.
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