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Australian tribe offers to loan artifacts to museum


An Australian tribe is offering to loan back artifacts is has claimed from the British Museum.

The Dja Dja Wurrung Tribe used a national law to prevent the artifacts from being sent back to Britain. The items include three bark etchings and a ceremonial headdress made by tribal ancestors 150 years ago.

The tribe is drawing up an agreement to allow the British Museum to take the etchings on loan. The museum could display them with more information about their tribal ownership.

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