Manchester Museum returns 174 objects to Indigenous Australians
The Guardian|September 06, 2023
A British museum is returning more than 174 objects to an Aboriginal community in Northern Australia in what is a being hailed as a landmark example of cultural repatriation.
Mark Brown
Manchester Museum returns 174 objects to Indigenous Australians

Manchester Museum's return of the objects is significant because such projects normally revolve around sacred or ceremonial items. Often the objects are considered stolen or were taken in shocking circumstances.

In this case, however, Manchester is returning everyday objects. They include children's dolls made from shells, baskets, fishing spears, boomerangs, armbands and a map made from turtle shells, all being sent back to the Aboriginal Anindilyakwa community, who live on an archipelago in the Gulf of Carpentaria, off the northern coast of Queensland.

The expectation is that the objects will be used to strengthen Anindilyakwa culture, and to teach new generations the cultural history of their people.

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