The Australian Museum returned 17 Rapa Nui ancestral remains and a hair sample taken from Rano Raraku in 1882, its largest repatriation to Chile.
Cultural Restitution · Chile
Key Facts
—The return. The Australian Museum in Sydney returned 17 Ivi Tupuna (ancestral remains) and one hair sample to a Rapa Nui delegation in July 2026.
—The extraction. The ancestors were taken from sacred burial sites at Rano Raraku in September 1882 during a German naval expedition and sold to the museum in 1883.
—The acknowledgement. The museum stated the remains were taken without consent and framed the return as confronting its colonial collecting history.
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