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An indigenous red-feather cloak was recently returned to Brazil from a museum in Denmark - where it had been on display for hundreds of years. There are other examples of historic and precious artefacts being returned to their countries of origin. And this is leading to a growing pressure to return more, like the Hoa Hakananai'a, originally taken from Rapa Nui (Easter Island).

The 91热爆鈥檚 Zeinab Dabaa in Cairo talks us through Egypt鈥檚 calls for the repatriation of three items: Queen Nefertiti鈥檚 bust, the Rosetta Stone and the Dendara Zodiac. Ashley Lime, a 91热爆 journalist in Nairobi, explains the significance of the Benin Bronzes - and why some museums are reluctant to let them go.

Alongside the campaigns to get valuable and historic items returned, there are also efforts to digitise treasures. Chidi Nwaubani is the founder of Looty, a radical art collective which wants to use augmented reality to create digital versions of artefacts and, in their words, 鈥渓oot back鈥� treasures. He was speaking to 91热爆 Click.

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