EPISODE · Oct 19, 2021 · 35 MIN
The Abductions
from Stuff The British Stole · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
A war. A ransom. And a stunning recovery mission.Five elaborately carved panels were buried in a New Zealand swamp to protect it from a war.Then 150 years later, they’re acquired by a British collector before being sold to a Swiss-Bolivian collector in Geneva.And their long journey home began when a kidnap ransom payment had to be made.This is the remarkable story of the Motunui Epa.Season Two is co-produced with CBC Podcasts.
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A war. A ransom. And a stunning recovery mission. Five elaborately carved panels were buried in a New Zealand swamp to protect it from a war. Then 150 years later, they’re acquired by a British collector before being sold to a Swiss-Bolivian collector in Geneva. And their long journey home began when a kidnap ransom payment had to be made. This is the remarkable story of the Motunui Epa. Season Two is co-produced with CBC Podcasts.
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