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Museum To Return Maori Heads
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Museum To Return Maori Heads
WELLINGTON, New Zealand –– An Australian museum has agreed to return five tattooed and preserved Maori heads to New Zealand, a spokesman said Thursday. The return of the heads from the South Australian Museum in Adelaide later this month marks another milestone in an ongoing campaign to repatriate all the tattooed heads of Maori from museums and galleries round the world. Relevant Links:
The Te Papa Museum, New Zealand's National Museum, will receive the heads.
The Ministry of Maori Development will coordinate the repatriation.
General Maori Resources:
Maori Resources from the Ministry of Maori Development.
Maori Culture on the NET - This site takes a long time to load, but well worth the wait for the content and graphics.
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NAGPRA - Repatriation in the US.
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