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Hidden treasures: inside the Kingdom of Ife exhibition

Bonnie Greer visits the British Museum to explore a rare display of west African art with Jonathan King, the museum's keeper. Together they explain why these medieval sculptures – excavated in 1938 and originally judged too exquisite to have been crafted by indigenous artists – are a glowing testament to Africa's cultural heritage