A History of the World in 100 Objects is a History Documentary programme.

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A History of the World in 100 Objects: Australian Bark Shield

Series 1, episode 89

Neil MacGregor explores Europe's engagement with the rest of the world in the 18th century, examining an Aboriginal bark shield brought from Australia by Captain James Cook after he landed with his crew at Botany Bay, near Sydney, in 1770. With contributions by Phil Gordon and Maria Nugent