Property vs. Spirit: The Fight for a Stolen GodCan a sacred object be owned, bought, or sold?

Colliding Truths

From the show

Colliding Truths

This is the story of a stolen statue that pitted Western law against a community's spiritual existence. In 1966, the Afo-A-Kom, a sacred object believed to be the heart of the Kom people of Cameroon, was taken and sold to an American art dealer. Its journey back home seven years later forced a global conversation about the true meaning of ownership and cultural heritage, questioning whether an artifact can be reduced to a simple price tag.

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