Sacred Warlpiri items returned at ceremony in Germany

ABC NEWS (Australia) 2024-10-26

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Members of a remote Indigenous community have travelled to Europe to bring back dozens of sacred items sold to a German researcher more than 50 years ago. Stone knives, shields and spear throwers are among the objects that have been returned to representatives of the Warlpiri community of Yuendumu at a ceremony in Frankfurt.
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