While millions were taught in colonial mission schools that their ancestors' traditions were dark and forbidden, thousands of sacred bronzes, masks, and royal altars were quietly packed into crates and shipped across the ocean.
Today, the very objects once called "demonic" sit protected behind high-security glass in the world’s most prestigious European museums, classified as priceless masterpieces.
How did an entire continent come to fear the sacred heritage that the rest of the world treasures?
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