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Becoming an Adult

Human rites of passage, that mark the transition from childhood to adulthood.

Neil MacGregor focuses on rites of passage, marking the transition from childhood to adulthood, including a lock of bound hair, from the collections of the British Museum, which reveals an important ritual for teenage boys on the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu.

Producer Paul Kobrak

Produced in partnership with the British Museum
Photograph (c) The Trustees of the British Museum.

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18 minutes

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Christmas Eve 2017 19:32GMT

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  • Christmas Eve 2017 03:32GMT
  • Christmas Eve 2017 19:32GMT

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Neil MacGregor tells the stories of some of the key objects in the series.

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